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 2123add / CDLI Seals 000370 (CDLI Seals 000370 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-Erra, the king's cook, child of Zak-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/Q004907/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2124add / CDLI Seals 006097 (CDLI Seals 006097 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (seal) to Šu-Kabta, the general, his 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/Q004908/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2125add / CDLI Seals 005085 (CDLI Seals 005085 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Šu-ili, child of ..., 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/Q004909/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2126add / CDLI Seals 000396 (CDLI Seals 000396 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Tahiš-atal, the extispicy 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/Q004910/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2127add / CDLI Seals 006088 (CDLI Seals 006088 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim: Ti-emahta ....”
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004911/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2128add / CDLI Seals 005707 (CDLI Seals 005707 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful man, king of Urim: Ula-iliš, 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/Q004912/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2129add / CDLI Seals 000425 (CDLI Seals 000425 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ur-bau, the scribe, child of Ur-Eninnu, 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/Q004913/
Read the full tablet entry~2050 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses
Šu-Suen 2130add / CDLI Seals 006059 (CDLI Seals 006059 (composite))
“(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Ure-babdu, the scribe, child of Lugal-ušumgal, 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/Q004914/
Read the full tablet entry