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 2067add / CDLI Seals 000235 (CDLI Seals 000235 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Igalim, the scribe, child of Ur-kigula, 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/Q004400/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2068add / CDLI Seals 007908 (CDLI Seals 007908 (physical))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Narua, the scribe, child of Hesag, 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/Q004401/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2069add / CDLI Seals 006024 (CDLI Seals 006024 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninĝirsu, the scribe, child of Lu-Bau, 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/Q004402/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2070add
“(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, Lu-Ninĝirsu, the scribe, child of Lu-Bau, dedicated this (bowl) for his well-being and for the well-being of his spouse and child. (11) The name of this bowl is "My lady ...!".”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004403/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2071add / CDLI Seals 000255 (CDLI Seals 000255 (composite))
“(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninšubur, the scribe, child of Lugal-azida, 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/Q004404/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2072add
“(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninšubur, the scribe, child of Šeškala, 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/Q004405/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2073add / CDLI Seals 006025 (CDLI Seals 006025 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninšubur, ....”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004406/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2074add / CDLI Seals 006022 (CDLI Seals 006022 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lusag-izu, the scribe, child of ..., 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/Q004407/
Read the full tablet entry