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~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

ETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2072add

(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lu-Ninšubur, the scribe, child of Šeškala, is your servant.

Law

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2081add

(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: ..., the scribe, child of ..., is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2090add / CDLI Seals 005689 (CDLI Seals 005689 (composite))

(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lugal-melem, the scribe, child of Ur-e'e, is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2091add

(1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Lugal-urani, the scribe, child of ..., ....

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2096add / CDLI Seals 000560 (CDLI Seals 000560 (composite))

(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Nanna-maba, the scribe, child of Unapšen, is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2105add

(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Suen-..., the cup-bearer ....

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2156add / CDLI Seals 005695 (CDLI Seals 005695 (composite))

(i 1) Šu-Suen, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Urkugnuna, child of Lu-Ninŋirsu, the shepherd of the nakabtum, is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 102add (J.E. Reade -- J. Taylor, Beads of Possible Indus Origin with Sumerian Royal Inscriptions, in D. Frenez et al., eds., Walking with the Unicorn ..., Oxford: Archeopress, 527.)

(i 1) For Bau, the daughter of An, the lady of Iri-kug, Šulgi, the powerful man, king of Urim, dedicated this (bead) for his well-being.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 2124add

(i 1) Šulgi, king of the four quarters, the powerful man, king of Urim: Ur-Lamma, the comptroller, is your servant.

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AUCT 2, 138

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 138. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AUCT 3, 283

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 283. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

BE 03/1, 005

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BE 03/1, 005. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

BE 03/1, 012

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BE 03/1, 012. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CBS 12534

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CBS 12534. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CDLN 2015/006

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLN 2015/006. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 196

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 196. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 199

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 199. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 201

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 201. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 202

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 202. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 204

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 204. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 39, 205

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 205. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

KM 89326

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — KM 89326. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

LB 0726

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0726. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MAA Z 46411

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MAA Z 46411. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 03, 245

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 245. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 11, 122

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 11, 122. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 11, 174

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 11, 174. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 11, 189

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 11, 189. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 13, 693

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 13, 693. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 169

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 169. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 190

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 190. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 217

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 217. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 307

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 307. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 324

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 324. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 346

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 346. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 361

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 361. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 368

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 368. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 392

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 392. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 432

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 432. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 437

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 437. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 566

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 566. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 574

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 574. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 603

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 603. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 604

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 604. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 612

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 612. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 623

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 623. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 626

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 626. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 642

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 642. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 690

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 690. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NATN 716

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NATN 716. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).