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~2300 BCE·Akkadian Empire

ETCSRI

Sargon 16

(1) Enheduana, the zirru-priestess, Nanna's spouse, child of Šarrukin, king of the world, erected an altar in the temple of Inana-ZAZA in Urim. She named it “The altar is An's table”.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2001

(1') ..., the estate adminstrator of Tašlultum, Šarrukin's spouse, ... for the well-being ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2006add

(1) To Šara of the E-mah, Egal-isi, the temple administrator of Zabalam, dedicated this (object) for the well-being of Šarrukin, king of Agade.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2007add

(1) To Šara of the Abzu-banda, Egal-isi, the temple administrator of Zabalam, dedicated this (object) for the well-being of Šarrukin, king of Agade.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

BuB 2, 07

1. Ur-sipa 2. Ur-meš (written Ur-me-ŠE3) 3. Nanše-bidu (Nanše-bi-du11) 4. Igi-susu (Igi-su4-su4) 5. Lu-tunanam (Lu2-tu-na-nam) 6. Ašni-ursag (Aš10-ni-ur-sag) 7. Ningirsu-lumu (Nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu) 8. fuller 9. governor (ensi) 10. šešgal ("big brother"), a temple or administrative rank 11. brewer

Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

MAD 5, 091

1. Nunu, 2. Lugal-niglulua: 3. his tablet (ṭuppaśu?) 4. in Akuzum[...] 5. ... reed(?) ... (illegible sign) 6. in Lakuri. 7. Lamanam(?) / the bad one(?) 8. Kubigi(?) 9. Thus (says) 10. Amur-ilum 11. to [......]

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.01.02.11, ex. 03

1. To 2. [Enlil], 3. [Rimush], 4. king 5. of Kish, 6. wh[en] 7. Elam 8. and 9. Paraḫšum 10. he had conquered, 11. from the booty 12. of Elam 13. [dedicated (this)].

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.01.02.11, ex. 14

1. [T]o 2. [the god] Enlil, 3. [Rī]muš, 4. king 5. of Kiš, 6. [when] 7. [Elam] 8. and 9. [Paraḫ]šum 10. he had [conqu]ered, 11. [from] the booty [......] (the supplied transliteration ends here)

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.01.05.10, ex. 01

Obverse (copy of the original inscription) 1. Šar-kali-šarri, 2. the mighty, 3. king 4. of the subjects 5. of Enlil. Reverse (colophon) 6. Impression of a baked brick of ebony, 7. of *asarru palisūtim*, 8. which in the palace, the *asarru*, 9. of Naram-Sin, the king, 10. inside Agade, 11. Ag-še-numun-si-sa (Nabû-zēru-līšir), the scribe, saw.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 07

1. For the goddess Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. lady of In-dubba, 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary of Lagaš, 7. (about which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. returned to her control.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 08

1. For Nanše, 2. lady of the city, 3. lady of Indubba: 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6–9. returned into her hand the boundary territory of Lagaš, which the man of Ur had claimed (lit. 'had placed a word upon').

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. 09

1. For Nanše, 2. the lofty lady, 3. the lady of the Indubba: 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary territory of Lagaš, 7. (about which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned to her control.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add12

1. For Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. lady of the boundary territory, 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters — 6. the boundary territory of Lagaš, 7. (over which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned into her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add13

1. For Nanše, 2. the august lady, 3. lady of the In-dub-ba — 4. Utu-hegal, 5. king of the four quarters [of the world]: 6. the boundary of Lagaš[,] 7. (over which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned into her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add14

1. For Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. the lady of Indubba — 4. Utu-hegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary of Lagaš, 7. (about which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. returned (it) to her (Nanše's) hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add15

1. For Nanše, 2. the exalted lady, 3. lady of the Indubba — 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary territory of Lagaš, 7. (which) the man of Ur 8. had laid claim to, 9. he returned it into her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add16

1. For Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. the lady of the boundary-levee (Indubba) — 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6–9. returned into her hand the territory of Lagaš, which the man of Ur had claimed. (literal order of lines 6–9: '6. the boundary-territory of Lagaš, 7. the man of Ur 8. had laid claim to it; 9. into her hand he returned it.')

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add17

1. For Nanše, 2. the exalted lady, 3. lady of the Indubba — 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary of Lagaš, 7. (about which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned to her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add18

1. For Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. lady of the boundary (Indubba) — 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters — 6. (concerning) the border territory of Lagaš, 7. (over which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned it into her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add19

1 For Nanše, 2 the [m]ighty lady, 3 the lady of the boundaries, 4 Utu-ḫegal, 5 king of the four quarters, 6 the boundary territory of Lagaš, 7 (concerning which) the man of Ur 8 had raised a claim, 9 he returned to her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add21

1. For Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. the lady of the Indubba, 4. Utu-hegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary territory of Lagaš, 7. (which) the man of Ur 8. had laid claim to, 9. he returned to her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.01, ex. add22

1. For Nanše, 2. the mighty lady, 3. lady of the Indubba, 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters — 6. the boundary of Lagaš, 7. (concerning which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned it into her hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 08

For Ningirsu, mighty hero of Enlil: Utu-hegal, king of the four quarters, the boundary of Lagaš, (over which) the man of Ur had raised a claim, returned it into his (Ningirsu's) hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 09

1. For Ningirsu, 2. mighty hero 3. of Enlil, 4. Utu-hegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. the boundary territory of Lagaš, 7. (concerning which) the man of Ur 8. had laid claim, 9. he returned to his (Ningirsu's) hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 11

1. For Ningirsu, 2. mighty hero 3. of Enlil, 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters — 6. the border territory of Lagaš, 7. (over which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned into his (Ningirsu's) hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 12

1 For Ningirsu, 2 mighty hero 3 of Enlil, 4 Utu-hegal, 5 king of the four quarters, 6–8 the boundary of Lagaš, about which the man of Ur 8 had raised a claim — 9 he returned it into his (Ningirsu's) hands.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 13

For Ningirsu, mighty warrior of Enlil, [Utu-he]gal, king of the four quarters, — the boundary territory of Lagaš, (about which) the man of Ur had raised a claim — he returned it to his (Ningirsu's) hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 14

1. For Ningirsu, 2. mighty hero 3. of Enlil, 4. Utu-ḫegal, 5. king of the four quarters, 6. (concerning) the boundary of Lagaš, 7. [(for which)] the man of Ur 8. had raised a [claim] — 9. he returned (it) to his (Ningirsu's) hands.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

RIME 2.13.06.03, ex. 15

1. For Ningirsu, 2. mighty hero 3. of Enlil: 4. Utu-hegal, 5. king of the four quarters — 6. the boundary of Lagaš, 7. (over which) the man of Ur 8. had raised a claim, 9. he returned to his (Ningirsu's) hand.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireOur engine

Seal Cylinders 026 05

1. Šar-kali-šarri, 2. king 3. of Agade: 4. Tuta-šar-libbiš, 5. queen — 6. Išar-beli, 7. scri[be], 8. steward of her household, 9. her servant. 10. Enlil

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-650. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 171, 1937-651. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AJSL 21/3, p. 175

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AJSL 21/3, p. 175. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Anonymous 272614

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — Anonymous 272614. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 08896

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) ?) — CBS 08896. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 09290

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 09290. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 09615

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 09615. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 10118

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 10118. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CBS 10133

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CBS 10133. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 12, 8.6 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 12, 8.6 03. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 26, 216

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — CUSAS 26, 216. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ETB 2, 17

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 17. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ETB 2, 34

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 34. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

ETB 2, 37

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — ETB 2, 37. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAD 1, 170

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAD 1, 170. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

MAH 16624

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — MAH 16624. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

PBS 15, 44

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — PBS 15, 44. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 2.01.01.04, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RIME 2.01.01.04, ex. 01. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 2.01.02.10, ex. 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RIME 2.01.02.10, ex. 01. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2270 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

RIME 2.01.02.11, ex. 04

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — RIME 2.01.02.11, ex. 04. This record has no stored scholarly English translation; the existence of published translations has not been checked; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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