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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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~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-[...].

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~2042 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Anonymous 481003

1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 barley, royal measure — the reclaimed claim (returned account) — from Ur-lisi, Dada received. Year after: “the en-priest of Eridu was installed.” Dada [...] ... x x AN [...]

Orient 55, 157 no. 2

TCL 02, 5557

Anonymous 481003

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

CUSAS 03, 0478

CUSAS 03, 0897

CUSAS 03, 0908

CUSAS 03, 0909

CUSAS 03, 1154

Akkadica 135/1, 090-092 09

LB 0254

Akkadica 135/1, 088-090 08

Akkadica 135/1, 096-098 12

Akkadica 135/1, 098-100 13

Anonymous 429941

Anonymous 497531

AuOr 24, 149

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CUSAS 03, 0067

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CUSAS 03, 0497