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~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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Amherst 091

12 gur, 2 barig barley — royal gur (measure) — barley as a loan, for the troops (erin2), from Ur-Enlil, via Ur5-bi-šeba-du11, in the name of Namah, son of Ur-gigir. Seal of Šeš-kalla, his (Namah's) son. Month: Amar-a-a-si. Year: Huhnuri was destroyed. Šeš-kalla, the scribe, son of Namah.

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~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

TCL 02, 5557

Ur-nigar (concerning) Abba-saga: because he held a claim of silver against him, he invokes(?) the oath by the name of the king twice(?). On the day of the new moon of the month Ki-siki-Ninazu he declared: "I will repay it." Year: En-unugal was installed (as en-priest) of Inanna. [The man(?)] who swore by the name of the king: [..., Ur]-nigar, the livestock administrator (šuš₃). [...] who held [...] to [...]-saga to [...] — to be repaid. (Seal inscription:) Ur-nigar, scribe, son of Zu-[...].

Daily Life·Economy

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

NYPL 150

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NYPL 150. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y4 — En-unugal of Inanna installed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliterati…

Daily Life·Economy

~2042 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUNES 52-04-081

To Ur-šukal speak: 1 shekel of silver, silver bearing interest — to Ibni-GIN₂ let him give it. Sealed tablet of Inim-Šara. Month: "Dal." Year after: "En-unugal (was installed) as en-priest of Inanna." (Seal inscription:) [Ur]-E[mah], the lumah-priest [of ...]: Inim-Šara, son of Šara-zame, is [your] servant.

Economy·Law

~2041 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 230, Bod S 211

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 230, Bod S 211. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y6 — Šašru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the trans…

Daily Life·Economy

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ASJ 09, 234 05

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 09, 234 05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

CUSAS 03, 1055

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Amherst 091

TCL 02, 5557

NYPL 150

CUNES 52-04-081

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 230, Bod S 211

ASJ 09, 234 05

CUSAS 03, 1055

FLP unn07 (966)

JCS 08, 046

LB 0115

MVN 18, 595

NATN 921

NATN p. 54 catalogue

PTS 0330

TAD 01

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 06 (113)

Kyoto 42

TMH NF 1-2, 250

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 182, Bod A 18

MVN 03, 281

CUSAS 03, 0757

CUSAS 03, 1038

MVN 11, 143

NATN 202

NATN 321

NATN 654

NATN 709

Ontario 2, 423

TMH NF 1-2, 031

TMH NF 1-2, 355

NRVN 1, 068