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Page 160 / 1599

~2130 BCE·Akkadian Empire

ETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 4

(1) To the protective spirit, Bau, his lady, Nin-niĝare-si, (Ur-Ninĝirsu's) spouse, dedicated this (human-headed bull) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for her own well-being. The name of this votive gift is “May my lady raise him!”

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 5

(1') To ..., Ur-dub, child of ..., dedicated this (mace) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 6

(i 1) To Bau, his lady, Ur-lugal-edenaka, the physician, dedicated this (stone plaque) for the well-being of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, and for his own well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu I 7add

(1) 2 gun stone (weight), (certified by) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš.

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 01

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, fashioned this (door socket).

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 03

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ningirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder of Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, made the temple of Nanše adjacent to the gate of honest speech.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 04

(1) For Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 05

(1) To Ninĝirsu, the powerful warrior of Enlil, his master, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, dedicated this (mace) for his well-being.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 06

(i 1) For Ninĝišzida, his personal god, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš, the builder Ninĝirsu's E-ninnu, fashioned his own statue. He named this statue for his sake “As I am someone loved by his personal god, may my life be prolonged!”, and brought it before him into his temple.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 07

(i 1) For Ningišzida, his personal god, Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 08

(1) For Ninĝišzida, his personal god, ... this (statuette) for the life of Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 09

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Ningirsu II 10

(1) Ur-Ninĝirsu, ruler of Lagaš, son of Gudea, ruler of Lagaš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Ur-Utu 2001 / CDLI Seals 001427 (CDLI Seals 001427 (physical))

(1) Baza, the shepherd, the servant of Ur-Utu.

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 2

(1) Utu-heĝal, king of the four quarters, returned the border territory of Ninĝirsu, Enlil's powerful warrior, under (Ninĝirsu's) authority.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 2001

(1) To Ningal, the beloved spouse of Suen, his lady, Ur-Namma, military governor of Urim, house-born slave of the E-kiš-nu-ĝal, his brother ... for the well-being of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of four quarters.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 2002

(1') To Nanna, king of the Anuna gods, his master, ... for the life of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarters.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 4 (The victory of Utu-hegal)

(1) Enlil, the king of all lands, entrusted Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, the king of the four quarters, the king whose orders cannot be countermanded, with wiping out the name of Gutium, the fanged snake of the mountains, who acted with violence against the gods, who carried off the rule over Sumer to a foreign land for himself, who filled Sumer with wickedness, who took away spouses from the married and took away children from parents, who made wickedness and violence normal in the Land. (24) He went to his lady, Inana, and prayed to her: “My lady, lioness in the battle, who…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 5

(1') ... Inana ... Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarterṣ ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Utu-hegal 6

(1) Whoever erases the inscription of Utu-heĝal, the powerful man, king of Unug, king of the four quarters, and writes his own name there — or make someone else do it on account of this curse —, or destroys this (bowl), may his reign be cut short, may his lineage come to an end! May An, the king of the gods, and Inana, lady of Unug, curse his ...!

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AGGT 053

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — AGGT 053. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

AGGT 379

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — AGGT 379. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Berens 007

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 007. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Berens 008

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 008. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Berens 009

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Berens 010

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 010. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Berens 011

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 011. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

Berens 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — Berens 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

CUSAS 35, 351

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — CUSAS 35, 351. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 013

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 014

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 014. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 015

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 015. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 016

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 016. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 017

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 018

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 018. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 020

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 020. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 021

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 021. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 022

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 022. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 023

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 023. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 024

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 024. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 025

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 025. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 026

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 026. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 027

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 027. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 028

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 028. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 029

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 029. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 031

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 031. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 032

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 032. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 033

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2130 BCE·Akkadian EmpireEditorial

DCS 034

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)) — DCS 034. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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