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~2450 BCE·Early Dynastic

ETCSRI

Ur-Nanše 33

(1) To Ninĝirsu, Ur-Nanše, ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011

šuš-official pa-nam-šita official lustration priest of the shrine chief ... en-priest of IB chief of the šita (priests) abgal (sage) kingal (overseer) tiru official [...] sukkal (envoy) [...] ... stone ... ti ... na [...]

Writing & Literature·Daily Life

~2400 BCE·Early DynasticOur engine

RIME 1.09.04.14, ex. 08

(First copy) [... For the goddess Inanna, Enannatum,] ruler of Lagash, fashioned KIB-objects for her, (and) for the Eanna he declared (dedicated) them to her. (Second copy, duplicate) [... the ruler] of Lagash fashioned KIB-objects for her, (and) for the Eanna he declared (dedicated) them to her.

Ur-Nanše 33

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 011

RIME 1.09.04.14, ex. 08

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add04

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 05

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 09

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 15

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 04

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 10

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 13

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 34

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 42

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 43

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 44

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 47

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 49

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 53

RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 70

RIME 1.15.add036.01, ex. 01

TMH 05, 141

TMH 05, 172

CBS 09647

CBS 09678

CDLI Lexical 000003, ex. 002

CDLI Lexical 000027, ex. 012

CDLI Lexical 000031, ex. 015

Nik 1, 126

OSP 1, 037

RIME 1.11.add06.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add20.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add52.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add54.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add55.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add57.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add58.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add59.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.11.add60.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.12.06.02, ex. add05

RIME 1.13.add11.16, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 01

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 02

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 03

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 06

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 07

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 08

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 10 & RIME 1.14.15.01, ex. 12

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 11

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 12 ?

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 13 & RIME 1.14.20.01, ex. 54

RIME 1.14.14.01, ex. 16