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CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 057 & Literary 000821, ex. 42

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 063

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 065

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 072

CDLI Lexical 000001, ex. 076

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 005

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 007

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 026

CDLI Lexical 000008, ex. 003

CDLI Lexical 000014, ex. 008

CDLI Lexical 000024, ex. 002

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 001

CDLI Lexical 000029, ex. 013 ?

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 003

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 009

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 012

CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 156

CDLI Lexical 000039, ex. nn

CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 153

CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 154

CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 155

CDLI Lexical 000040, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 157

CDLI Lexical 000050, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 160

CDLI Lexical 000050, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 162

CDLI Lexical 000052, ex. nn & Literary 000795, ex. 083

CDLI Lexical 000055, ex. nn & Literary 000796, ex. 163

CDLI Lexical 000292, ex. n & Literary 000795, ex. 082 ? & 006205, ex. 12

CDLI Lexical 003902, ex. 015

CDLI Lexical 003902, ex. 016

CDLI Lexical 003902, ex. 017

CDLI Lexical 003902, ex. 020

CDLI Lexical 003902, ex. 022

CDLI Literary 000319, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2

CDLI Literary 000324 OB Catalogue from Ur 2

CDLI Literary 000325 OB Catalogue from Ur 3

CDLI Literary 000328 OB Catalogue from Nippur 4

CDLI Literary 000329 OB Catalogue at Andrews University

CDLI Literary 000331h OB Catalogue of Incantations

CDLI Literary 000332, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000333, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000333, ex. 007

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 001

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 003

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 005

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 006

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 007

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 010

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 011

CDLI Literary 000334, ex. 019