Chapter 04 · 2112 – 2004 BCE

Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

A bureaucratic golden age, the Code of Ur-Nammu.

Illustration: A scribe recording sheep received in an Ur III livestock yard
Livestock administration at Puzrish-Dagan, around 2050 BCE.

~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Lugal-giš 2003 / CDLI Seals 001434 (CDLI Seals 001434 (physical))

“(1) Lugalĝeš, governor of Adab: Namtare, the scribe, the temple administrator of Enki, is 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/Q001442/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Lugal-KISAL-si 1

Dedicatory inscription of Lugal-kisalesi attests a king ruling both Uruk and Ur simultaneously, documenting a rare dual kingship in the late Early Dynastic–Ur III transitional period.

“(1) To Enlil, the king of all lands, his master, Lugal-kisale-si, king of Unug, king of Urim, firstborn child of Lugal-kiĝeneš-dudu, king of Unug, king of Urim, dedicated this (vessel) for his well-being.”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001374/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Lugal-KISAL-si 2

“(1) For Namma, the spouse of An, Lugal-kisale-si, king of Unug, king of Urim, built the temple of Namma.”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q003669/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Lugal-KISAL-si 3

“(1) To ..., Me-girimta, child born to Lugal-kisale-si, spouse of Muni-hursaĝ, dedicated this (bowl).”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001376/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Me-silim 1

“(1) Me-silim, king of Kiš, builder of Ninĝirsu's temple, diplayed this (mace) for Ninĝirsu. (7) (At that time) Lugal-šag-engur was the ruler of Lagaš.”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001244/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Me-silim 2

“(1) Me-silim, king of Kiš, performed the burgi ritual in the E-kiri. (5) (At that time) Nin-kisale-si was the ruler of Adab.”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001245/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Me-silim 3

“(1) Me-silim, king of Kiš, the beloved child of Ninhursaĝa, ....”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q001246/

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~2100 BCE · Reconstructed composite — see ORACC entry for manuscript witnesses

Mes-kigala 2001

“(1) To Ninšubur, the envoy of An, for the well-being of Meš-kigala, governor of ....”

Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q003637/

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