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~2050 BCE·

Achaemenid Persian

Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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RIME 3/2.01.02.012, ex. add10

For Ningirsu, the mighty warrior, his lord — Šulgi, the mighty man, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, built his (Ningirsu's) temple.

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~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. add69

[(Amar-Suena, called by name by Enlil in Nippur, supporter of)] the temple [of Enlil], mighty king, king of Ur, king of the four quarters — for Enki, his beloved king, his beloved Abzu [he built].

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~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

RIME 3/2.01.04.11, ex. 01

Šu-Suen, beloved of Enlil, the king whom Enlil chose as the beloved of his heart, mighty king, king of Ur, king of the four quarters, his beloved god — Habaluge, governor of Adab, his servant, built for him his beloved temple.

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~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Rochester 216

2 gur 3 barig of barley, royal measure, food allowance of the land of [...] ... ga-tug, from Ur-sagku; sealed tablet of Lu-dingira, the foreman. The overseer: Lu-Baba. Month: "Harvest" (še-sag-ku). Year: "Kimaš [was destroyed]." (Seal:) Lu-dingira, foreman, son of Ur-gigir, (of the) Enun-[...].

RIME 3/2.01.02.012, ex. add10

RIME 3/2.01.03.15, ex. add69

RIME 3/2.01.04.11, ex. 01

Rochester 216

ROM 925.062.009

SEL 34-36, 263 no. 01

Smithsonian 09

Smithsonian 16

Smithsonian 27

SNAT 185

SNAT 236

SNAT 258

TLB 03, 148

TMH NF 1-2, 235

TMH NF 1-2, 334

TSU 091

UET 3, 0690

UT 1599-27

Akkadica 135/1, 084-086 06

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 224, Bod S 186

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 14

Akkadica 135/1, 082-083 05

Amherst 034

JCS 54, 002, 04

LB 0262

AAS 048

JAC 24, 060 07

MVN 15, 359

TAD 24 etc. (cast copies)

AfO 04, 23

Amherst 091

MVN 05, 030

MVN 05, 033

MVN 05, 036

MVN 15, 334

Orient 55, 157 no. 2

TCL 02, 5557

CUNES 52-04-081

MVN 05, 043

Akkadica 137, 200-203 06

Amherst 035

MVN 05, 010

MVN 05, 051

Orient 55, 167-168 no. 15

CUSAS 03, 0242

CUSAS 03, 0474

Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09

AAS 024

Amherst 033

TLB 05, 10