Chapter 04 · 2112 – 2004 BCE
Ur III · Neo-Sumerian
A bureaucratic golden age, the Code of Ur-Nammu.
~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2049add / CDLI Seals 006017 (CDLI Seals 006017 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Hazi, the overseer, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004384/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2050add
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Hulal, the scribe, child of Šu-Iškur, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004385/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2051add / CDLI Seals 000544 (CDLI Seals 000544 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Hulal, the scribe, child of Šu-Iškur, the equerry, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004386/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2052add / CDLI Seals 006019 (CDLI Seals 006019 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ibni-Adad, the scribe, child of Utu-maba, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004387/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2053add / CDLI Seals 006020 (CDLI Seals 006020 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Igi-anake-zu, the envoy, child of Aradani, the judge, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004388/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2054add / CDLI Seals 005680 (CDLI Seals 005680 (composite))
“(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king: Ili-beli, child of Hunum.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004389/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2055add / CDLI Seals 006081 (CDLI Seals 006081 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Ilī-mīti, courier, child of Išme-ili, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004390/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2056add / CDLI Seals 006018 (CDLI Seals 006018 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ilī-mīti, the lagar priest, is your servant.”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004391/
Read the full tablet entry