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~2044 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

MVN 21, 176

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 21, 176. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y3 — Year after: Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliter…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

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.

Economy·Law

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 05, 030

660 bundles of reed, for the *magur*-boat of (the god) Šara; from Ur-Šulpa'ea Lu-ḫegal has received. Month: Nesag. Year: En-unugal (was installed) as en-priest of Inanna. (Seal:) Lu-ḫegal, scribe, son of Ur-[...], servant of [...].

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 05, 033

1 Amorite nanny-goat — it died. From Lugal-azida. Sealed tablet of Lu-kalla. Month: Min-eš. Year: En-unugal was installed (as en-priest) of Inanna. (Seal inscription:) Lu-kalla, scribe, son of Ur-e'e, the livestock administrator (šuš₃).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 05, 036

1 nanny-goat, 1 female kid — (both) fallen (i.e. dead animals); sheep of the large (flock). From Lugal-massu; sealed tablet of ARAD. Month: "Festival of Šulgi." Year: "En-unugal was installed (as en-priest) of Inanna." (Seal inscription) ARAD-[mu], scribe, son of Ur-nigar, the livestock administrator (šuš₃).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 15, 334

[...] 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila of ordinary beer; 2 barig of ordinary beer — its beer(-rate) 1 sila, reduced; beer for the soldiers (aga3-us2). From Na-silim. Sealed tablet of Ur-saman. From the 29th day to the 30th day. Within the bala (obligation). Month: "Festival of Šulgi." Year: "En-unugal was installed (as en-priest) of Inanna." (Seal:) Ur-saman, scribe, son of Lu-gina.

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 157 no. 2

185 grain-fed sheep, at 1 sila (of barley) each (per day), sheep of the bala-obligation; their barley: 18 gur 2 barig 3 ban2; via Lugal-azida. Month: Dal. Year: En-unugal was installed (as en-priest) of Inanna. (= Amar-Sin year 5)

~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

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 091, 1935-532

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 091, 1935-532. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 097, 1935-561

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 097, 1935-561. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 099, 1935-570

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 099, 1935-570. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 100, 1935-577

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 100, 1935-577. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 108, 1937-083

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 108, 1937-083. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 114, 1937-637

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 114, 1937-637. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 119, 1967-1487

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 119, 1967-1487. 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 formul…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 120, 1967-1493

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 120, 1967-1493. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 123, 1971-254

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 123, 1971-254. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 126, 1971-277

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 126, 1971-277. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 130, 1971-303

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 130, 1971-303. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 131, 1971-308

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 131, 1971-308. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 134, 1971-326

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 134, 1971-326. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 158, 1971-407

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 158, 1971-407. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 163, 1975-302

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 163, 1975-302. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 169, 1985-069

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 169, 1985-069. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 195, Bod A 58

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 195, Bod A 58. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 364

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 364. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 405

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 405. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 474

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 474. 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…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 511

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 511. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 551

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 551. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 017

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 017. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAS 187

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAS 187. 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 transliteratio…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ACI 03

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ACI 03. 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 transliteration…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

ACI 09

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ACI 09. 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 transliteration…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 17, 056 101

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 17, 056 101. 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 t…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 19, 238 10

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 19, 238 10. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 152 01

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 152 01. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 157 04

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 157 04. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 158 05

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 158 05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteratio…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 158 06

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 158 06. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 162 10

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 162 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 163 12

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 163 12. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 164 13

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 164 13. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 165 15

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 165 15. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 26, 166 16

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 26, 166 16. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 27, 033 22

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 27, 033 22. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 27, 034 23

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 27, 034 23. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 27, 034 24

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 27, 034 24. 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 tr…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 27, 036, 26

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 27, 036, 26. 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 t…

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

Aegyptus 29, 103, 29

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Aegyptus 29, 103, 29. 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 t…

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