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Ubaid Uruk Period Early Dynastic Akkadian Empire Ur III · Neo-Sumerian Old Babylonian Old Assyrian Middle Babylonian Middle Assyrian Neo-Assyrian Neo-Babylonian Achaemenid Persian

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~2050 BCE

·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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Šulgi 80 / CDLI Seals 003130 (CDLI Seals 003130 (composite))

(1) Lu-Narua, gardener of Ea-niša.

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~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 82 / CDLI Seals 000093 (CDLI Seals 000093 (composite))

(i 1) Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters, presented this (cylinder seal) to his beloved Geme-Ninlila.

Šulgi 80 / CDLI Seals 003130 (CDLI Seals 003130 (composite))

Šulgi 82 / CDLI Seals 000093 (CDLI Seals 000093 (composite))

Šulgi 86 / CDLI Seals 006352 (CDLI Seals 006352 (physical))

Šulgi 87 / CDLI Seals 005798 (CDLI Seals 005798 (composite))

Šulgi 90 / CDLI Seals 004047 (CDLI Seals 004047 (composite))

Šulgi 91 / CDLI Seals 004046 (CDLI Seals 004046 (composite))

Šulgi 92 / CDLI Seals 004277 (CDLI Seals 004277 (composite))

Šulgi 93 / CDLI Seals 004278 (CDLI Seals 004278 (composite))

Šulgi 94 / CDLI Seals 000389 (CDLI Seals 000389 (composite))

Šulgi 95 / CDLI Seals 000343 (CDLI Seals 000343 (composite))

Šulgi 97 / CDLI Seals 000285 (CDLI Seals 000285 (composite))

Unattributed Ur III 1042 / CDLI Seals 006355 (CDLI Seals 006355 (physical))

Unattributed Ur III 1044 / CDLI Seals 006518 (CDLI Seals 006518 (composite))

Unattributed Ur III 1046 / CDLI Seals 000344 (CDLI Seals 000344 (composite))

Ur-Namma 2001 / CDLI Seals 005871 (CDLI Seals 005871 (physical))

Ur-Namma 53 / CDLI Seals 006345 (CDLI Seals 006345 (physical))

Bur-Sin 2002 / CDLI Seals 012217 (CDLI Seals 012217 (composite))

Bur-Sin 2003 / CDLI Seals 001562 (CDLI Seals 001562 (physical))

Bur-Sin 2004 / CDLI Seals 012051 (CDLI Seals 012051 (composite))

Bur-Sin 2005 / CDLI Seals 005549 (CDLI Seals 005549 (physical))

Erra-imitti 2001 / CDLI Seals 002519 (CDLI Seals 002519 (physical))

Iddin-Dagan 2001

Išme-Dagan 14

Lipit-Eštar 2001 / CDLI Seals 012213 (CDLI Seals 012213 (composite))

Lipit-Eštar 2002

Lipit-Eštar 2003 / CDLI Seals 012214 (CDLI Seals 012214 (composite))

Lipit-Eštar 2004 / CDLI Seals 012216 (CDLI Seals 012216 (composite))

Sin-magir 2001 / CDLI Seals 002462 (CDLI Seals 002462 (physical))

Sin-magir 2002 / CDLI Seals 002551 and 009452

Sin-magir 2003 / CDLI Seals 012218 (CDLI Seals 012218 (composite))

Šu-ilišu 2001 / CDLI Seals 012211 (CDLI Seals 012211 (composite))

Šu-ilišu 2002 / CDLI Seals 012212 (CDLI Seals 012212 (composite))

Šu-ilišu 2003 / CDLI Seals 012026 (CDLI Seals 012026 (composite))

Šu-ilišu 4 / CDLI Seals 013691 (CDLI Seals 013691 (composite))

Abi-sare 2005 / CDLI Seals 012800 (CDLI Seals 012800 (composite))

Sumu-El 2003 / CDLI Seals 012803 (CDLI Seals 012803 (composite))

Sumu-El 2007 / CDLI Seals 012045 (CDLI Seals 012045 (composite))

Warad-Sin 31

Warad-Sin 32

Warad-Sin 33