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~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian

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CUSAS 03, 1105

[n (units of)] gazi-spice (mustard/cuscuta), for (preparing) salted/pickled fish — Adallal, the cook, [re]ceived (it); [from Iškur]-illat (it was) [ex]pended. In Garšana. Month: Festival of Ninazu. Year: Šu-Suen, king of Ur, destroyed the land of Zabšali. Copy.

Economy

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1144

1 gur of [flour], 2 barig of dabin-flour, from Ilī-ašranni, the chief household administrator, Iškur-illat received. Month: Festival of [...]. Year: Šu-[Suen], king of Ur, destroyed the land of Zab[šali]. Copy.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1149

1 sheep, from Ur-mes Iškur-illat received (took in charge). Via (conveyor): Su-kali. In Garšana. Month: "Gazelle-eating" (mašda-gu). Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, fashioned the magnificent barge for Enlil and Ninlil."

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1156

15 [...] from Ili-bilani (it) was withdrawn. Month: "Piglet-eating" (Šeš-da-gu). Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, [built] the great [barge ...]." (Seal:) Šu-Kabta, the physician, son of Naram-ili: Iškur-illat, the scribe, son of Abia, is your servant.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1177

2 sheep, from Ili-bilani withdrawn. Month: "Gazelle-eating" (mašda-gu). Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, built the [temple] of Šara in Umma." (Seal:) Šu-Kabta, the physician, son of Naram-ili: Iškur-illat, the scribe, son of Abia, (is) your servant.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1183

1 small bird, day 24; 1 small bird, day 30 — dead, for the storehouse (sealed storeroom). Conveyor: Šu-Suen-etel-pi-Enlil. Withdrawn from (the account of) Iškur-illat. Month: Festival of Šulgi. Year: Šu-Suen, king of Ur, built the temple of Šara in Umma. Copy.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1265

1 udul-vessel of 2 ban (capacity), 1 udul-vessel of 1 ban (capacity), 1 zena (palm-frond container?), 2 masab-baskets — (under) the foreman Ḫalli'a — from Iškur-illat Adalal the cook received. Month: Festival of Šulgi. Year: Šu-Suen the king built the great stele for Enlil and Ninlil. (Seal:) Adalal the cook, servant of Šu-Kabta.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1283

3 axes, 2 minas (weight) each, from Šu-Adad Isu-arik received. Month: Ubi-gu (u5-bi-gu7). Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, destroyed the land of Zabšali." Copy.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1313

120 bundles of reeds [for fuel (?)], 240 bales of [poplar wood (?)] — in order to fire baked bricks. From (the account of) Iškur-illat it was withdrawn. Conveyor: Puzur-Ninkarak, [the scribe]. Month: "Festival of [...]". Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, destroyed the land of Za[b]šali." Copy.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 03, 1390

34 [...] , 1(?) rab-[...], from Aya-kalla did Iškur-illat [receive]. [...] (break) Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, fashioned the magnificent barge for [Enlil] (and) Ninlil."

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

CUSAS 40, 1443

2 ban 5 1/2 sila of ghee, 4 ban 8 sila of cheese, 18 gur 3 barig 3 ban 5 sila of dates — from Šu-Eštar [Nūr-ilī] [received]. Year: Šu-Suen, [king] of Ur, built the temple of Šara in Umma. (He) received. Year: Šu-Suen, king of Ur, built the temple of Šara in Umma. (Seal:) Nūr-ilī, the scribe, son of Ur-Dumuzi, the scribe.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

LB 0254

84 gur, 3 barig, 3 ban2, 5 sila of barley, barley of the available stock (nig2-gal2-la), from Ur-Dumuzi; sealed tablet of Ur-Baba, son of Ur-Igalim; conveyor (giri3): Lugal-nubanda. Month: "Festival of Dumuzi." Year: "Šu-Suen, the king, built the temple of Šara in Umma." (Seal inscription:) Ur-Baba, scribe, son of Ur-Igalim.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 05, 079

4,890 bundles of reed, at 12 bundles per bale, brought into the storehouse facing the quay. Foreman: Ur-amma. Seal of Akalla. Year: "Shu-Suen, the king, erected the great stele for Enlil (and) Ninlil." (Seal inscription:) Akalla, scribe, son of Lu-sa[ga].

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 05, 128

6 gazelle kids [...], (for) the e-uzga establishment, from Uri-ki[du], the cook; 6 male gazelle kids, šu-gid offerings for the sealed storehouse; from among the deliveries, the 21st day, from Intaea withdrawn. Conveyor: Nur-Suen, the scribe. Month: 'Festival of Mekigal' (month 12). Year: 'Šu-Suen, king of Ur, destroyed the land of Zabšali' (Šu-Suen year 7, ca. 2030 BCE).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

MVN 15, 376

Tablet basket: (tablets of) the ētum-house (storehouse), debits (capital account) and expenditures of Ur-Nanna; from the month 'Harvest' (še-sag-ku₅) to the month 'Festival of Šu-Suen,' (a period of) 9 months. Year: 'Šu-Suen, king of Ur, built the Amorite wall (called) Muriq-Tidnim.'

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NCC 004

1 male worker for 5 days, to Nippur, (with) oil and milk (for) the house of the neighbor(?) ... [sign damaged] 3 male workers for 2 days, to Nippur, carrying chaff. Foreman: [x]-gala. Sealed tablet of Lu-kalla. Year: Šu-Suen (became) king. (Seal inscription:) Lu-kalla, the scribe, son of Ur-E'e.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Nisaba 15, 0474

3,600 (bundles of) date-palm spines, 5,400 (bundles of) date-palm fronds: requisition of the reed-worker(s). Sealed tablet of Ali-nisu, overseer of the weavers. It is booked out (as an expenditure). Year: "Shu-Suen, king of Ur, fashioned the magnificent barge for Enlil and Ninlil" (Shu-Suen year 8).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 003

8 sar of vacant lot (unbuilt plot), the house of the palace ..., (of/belonging to) Zarrini-...(KU); sealed document of Agu-zaḫalum and Šu-ilī. By the declaration of the city, that no one shall contest this agreement, the name of the king is present (an oath by the king was sworn). 1: Ipālis, 1: Šu-Iškur, 1: Aḫānišu, 1: Bulālia — these are its witnesses. Year: Šu-Suen, king of Ur, destroyed the land of Zabšali.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 089

6 shekels of silver, its interest: 1 shekel per 5 shekels (per year), from Ur-Šulpa'e Puzur-Enlil received. Before Enlil-massu, 1 (i.e.) Ur-mes, 1 (i.e.) Lu-saga — they are its witnesses. Month: Ab-e (10th month of the Nippur calendar). Year: Šu-Suen the king erected the great stele (Šu-Suen year 6).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

NRVN 1, 096

½ mina 2 shekels of silver, its interest: 1 shekel per 5 shekels (i.e., 20%). From Geme-lisina, Ama-saga and Maš-gula, (her) son, received (it). It is to be repaid by whichever (of the two) is present/alive. Before Azida; before Adda-kalla; before Ur-[...]. Month: Gan-gane (month IX), [day x+]7 having passed. Year: "Šu-Suen, the king, erected the Great Stele" (= Šu-Suen year 6).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 162 no. 8

1 gur, 1 barig, 4 ban of barley rations — under seal of Adumu; 2 gur, 4 barig of barley rations, under seal of Lu-[...]; 5 gur, 3 barig, 2 ban of barley rations, from Šara-kam; 1 barig: Ur-Dumuzida, son of Nam-[tur]; 6 gur, 3 ban, 5 sila: Ur-ga; from the threshing floor of Du-gub-temena. Intercalary month. Year: "Šu-Suen, the king, built the great stele."

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 164 no. 10

1/3 mina of silver, the repaid arrears (deficit) of the gardeners — from Šara-kam Gu-du-du received. Year: "Šu-Suen, king of Ur, destroyed the land of Zabšali."

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 164 no. 11

1 sheep, (for the) siskur-offering at the threshing floor of the field GAN-mah; from Ur-halmuša; sealed tablet of Lu-[Ḫa]ya. Year: "Šu-Suen, the king, caulked the magnificent barge for Enlil and Ninlil." (Seal:) Lu-Ḫaya, the scribe, son of Ur-e'e, the chief livestock administrator.

Economy·Religion & Myth

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 168 no. 16

1 fawn of a female gazelle — (from) Dada, the governor; 1 lamb — (from) U'u-mu; 1 lamb — (from) Šeš-kalla. Day 19 (lit. 20 minus 1). Delivery. Inta'ea took (them) in charge. Via Nur-Suen, the scribe. Month: Še-sag-ku (harvest). Year: Šu-Sin (became) king. (edge) 3 (head).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 169 no. 17

1 ox, one year old, 5 sheep, 1 ewe, 1 lamb — they died; day 21. From Du'udu, Šulgi-irigu has received. Month: u5-bi2-gu7 (third month). Year: Šu-Sin, king of Ur, built the Amorite wall (called) Muriq-Tidnim. (Total:) 1 ox, 7 sheep.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianOur engine

Orient 55, 170-171 no. 19

1 ban₂ of fine flour (eša), 1 ban₂ of barley meal (dabin) — (for) the elders, the barley-assent(?), of the temple of Enlil; from Lugal-dumu-ze, [dis]bursed. Month: NE.NE.gar, the 14th day having passed. Year: Šu-Sin, king of Ur, built the temple of Šara in Umma.

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 018, 1911-147

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 018, 1911-147. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-152

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-152. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-158

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 019, 1911-158. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 023, 1911-179

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 023, 1911-179. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 025, 1911-190

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 025, 1911-190. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 025, 1911-191

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 025, 1911-191. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 027, 1911-197

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 027, 1911-197. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 028, 1911-200

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 028, 1911-200. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 046, 1911-483

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 046, 1911-483. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 052, 1912-1158. 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 tra…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 055, 1923-425

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 055, 1923-425. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 056, 1923-429

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 056, 1923-429. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 059, 1924-0546

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 059, 1924-0546. 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 tra…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 059, 1924-0547

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 059, 1924-0547. 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 tra…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 074, 1924-0687

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 074, 1924-0687. 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 tra…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/1, pl. 078, 1924-2161

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 078, 1924-2161. 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 tra…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 082, 1933-0389a

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 082, 1933-0389a. 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 tr…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 095, 1935-548

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 095, 1935-548. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 105, 1937-067

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 105, 1937-067. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 111, 1937-092

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 111, 1937-092. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 118, 1954-208

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 118, 1954-208. 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 tran…

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 124, 1971-262

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 124, 1971-262. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 125, 1971-268

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 125, 1971-268. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-SumerianEditorial

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 130, 1971-304

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 130, 1971-304. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

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