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~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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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)

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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-[...].

Orient 55, 157 no. 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 364

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 405

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 474

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 511

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 551

AAS 017

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Aegyptus 17, 056 101

Aegyptus 19, 238 10

Aegyptus 26, 152 01

Aegyptus 26, 157 04

Aegyptus 26, 158 05

Aegyptus 26, 158 06

Aegyptus 26, 162 10

Aegyptus 26, 163 12

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Aegyptus 26, 165 15

Aegyptus 26, 166 16

Aegyptus 27, 033 22

Aegyptus 27, 034 23

Aegyptus 27, 034 24

Aegyptus 27, 036, 26

Aegyptus 29, 103, 29

Aegyptus 29, 107, 36

Akkadica 114-115, 097 13

Akkadica 114-115, 098 15

Akkadica 114-115, 102 34

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