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Page 206 / 1485

~2053 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ASJ 09, 241 18

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 09, 241 18. 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).

Economy

~2052 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Anonymous 497528

1 5/6 sila3 syrup (lal3), 10 gin2 fine oil (ir-nun-oil), from Ur-gu'enna(?), goods for the festival, month: "Harvest" (Še-sag11-ku5?), under seal of Lu-Ningirsu. Year: "Urbilum was destroyed." Lu-Ningirsu, scribe.

Economy

~2052 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 29, 109, 39

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 29, 109, 39. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 546

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 546. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 039

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 039. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 086

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 086. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ACI 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ACI 06. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 159 07

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 159 07. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 161 09

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 161 09. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 165

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 165. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 167

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 167. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 178

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 178. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 182

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 182. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aleppo 234

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aleppo 234. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 004

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 004. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 019

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 019. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 045

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 045. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 089

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 089. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AnOr 01, 106

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 106. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ASJ 09, 246 23

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 09, 246 23. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ASJ 16, 107 08

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 16, 107 08. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Atiqot 4, pl. 13 26

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Atiqot 4, pl. 13 26. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Atiqot 4, pl. 22 47

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Atiqot 4, pl. 22 47. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AUCT 1, 044

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 044. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AUCT 1, 083

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 083. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AUCT 1, 153

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 153. 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).

Economy

~2051 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AUCT 1, 310

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 310. 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).

Economy

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 10

Dedicatory curse clause invokes Nanna and Ningal against anyone who displaces the statue, preserving the standard Ur III formula for protecting royal monuments through divine sanction rather than human enforcement.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 12

Records Amar-Suena's construction of a royal jail at Ur — one of the earliest explicit textual attestations of a dedicated carceral institution in Mesopotamian history.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 15

Dedicatory inscription of Amar-Suena for Enki's Abzu temple at Eridu, attesting the third Ur III king's building programme and his claim to universal rule under Enlil's authority.

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 16

Records Amar-Suena's foundation of the first ĝipar (high-priestess residence) at Karzida, attesting the Ur III crown's active role in extending Nanna's cult into previously unserved cult centres.

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 18

Preserves a royal titulary of Amar-Suena — 'king of Urim, king of the four quarters' — attesting the ideological claim to universal sovereignty that defined Ur III kingship at its height.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 2009

A private votive dedication by a scribe's wife to the goddess Lamma, it attests the personal piety of literate households under Amar-Suena and the role of women as independent dedicants in Ur III religious life.

Religion & Myth·Writing & Literature

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Amar-Suena 21

Dedicatory inscription naming Taddin-Eštar as a royal child of Amar-Suena, adding a personal name to the otherwise sparse prosopography of the Ur III royal family.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

RIME 3/2.01.01.24, ex. 35a-b

Ur-Namma, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, the one who built the temple of Enlil. (second exemplar, identical text:) Ur-Namma, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, the one who built the temple of Enlil.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Umma Livestock and Personnel Account (AnOr 1, 243)

A surviving administrative record of named people and livestock in the Ur III period. Together with other archives, such accounts reveal the work of managing animals, deliveries and institutional responsibility.

Economy·Daily Life

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 01

Ibbi-Suen's own account of fortifying Ur's walls — the defensive building programme of the last king of the Ur III dynasty, undertaken as Amorite pressure and internal fragmentation were already straining the empire he claimed to rule.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Ibbi-Suen 2014

Dedicatory inscription naming Ibbi-Suen's personal deity Mešlamta-ea: one of the few surviving epigraphic witnesses to the personal piety of Ur III's last king before Ur fell to the Elamites.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 03

Records Šu-Suen's systematic disposal of conquered populations — blinded men assigned to temple orchards, women to textile mills — documenting the Ur III state's institutionalised exploitation of war captives as temple labour.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 2018

Dedicates a bronze axe to the god Šara on behalf of Šu-Suen, attesting the votive inscription habit by which Ur III officials tied personal piety to royal legitimacy.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šu-Suen 27

A fragmentary royal inscription of Šu-Suen attesting the standard Ur III ideological formula linking kingship to Enlil's personal favour — evidence of how the dynasty legitimised rule through divine election language.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 03

Dedicatory inscription recording Šulgi's construction of the E-ḫursaĝ palace-temple at Ur, attesting royal building patronage as a mechanism of divine legitimacy in the Ur III state.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 06

Attests Šulgi's building works at the E-ana temple complex in Uruk, linking his patronage of Inana's cult to his claim over the dual title 'king of Sumer and Akkad.'

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 09

Attests Šulgi's construction of the E-šeššeše-ĝara for Nanše at Lagash, placing royal temple-building patronage at the intersection of Ur III statecraft and the goddess's traditional role as divine judge of social justice.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 10

Dedicates the E-šeššeše-ĝara temple to Nanše, goddess of social justice and boundaries, placing Šulgi's building patronage within the religious infrastructure that legitimised Ur III royal authority.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 100add

Attests Šulgi's patronage of Martu, the Amorite deity, inside a Sumerian royal titulary — evidence that Ur III kings co-opted tribal gods to consolidate legitimacy on their western frontier.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 13

Dedicatory inscription recording Šulgi's construction of Ninmarki's temple E-munus-gisa at Ĝirsu, anchoring the king's patronage of local cults within his broader claim to rule all Sumer and Akkad.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 15

Dedicatory inscription anchoring Šulgi's construction of the Bagara temple to Ninĝirsu at Lagash — evidence that the Ur III kings extended royal building patronage to cults beyond their capital at Ur.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 20

Attests Šulgi's construction of the E-dur-anki, anchoring his building program at Ur to the goddess Inana and the ideological fusion of military power with divine patronage in the Ur III state.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianETCSRI

Šulgi 2001

Votive dedication to Ninhursaĝa naming Šulgi by his full titulary — 'king of Sumer and Akkad' — attesting the ideological claim to universal kingship that defined Ur III imperial identity.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

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