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 2114add / CDLI Seals 000386 (CDLI Seals 000386 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šulgi-sipad-kalama, the courier, 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/Q004447/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2116add / CDLI Seals 000327 (CDLI Seals 000327 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: ..., child of ..., the cup-bearer, 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/Q004900/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2117add / CDLI Seals 000328 (CDLI Seals 000328 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Puzur-Enlil 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/Q004901/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2118add / CDLI Seals 005704 (CDLI Seals 005704 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Puzur-Enlil, child of Ilum-bani, the dog handler, 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/Q004902/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2119add / CDLI Seals 006117 (CDLI Seals 006117 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful man, king of Urim: Šarrum-bani, child of Ur-Ningišzida, the ..., 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/Q004903/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2120add / CDLI Seals 000394 (CDLI Seals 000394 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Šulgi, the barber, 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/Q004904/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2121add / CDLI Seals 000366 (CDLI Seals 000366 (composite))
“(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Erra, the scribe, child of Išar-beli, 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/Q004905/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2122add / CDLI Seals 006044 (CDLI Seals 006044 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Erra, the scribe, child of Unapšen, 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/Q004906/
Read the full tablet entry