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Page 96 / 1379

~2300 BCE

·Akkadian Empire

ETCSRI

Naram-Suen 2020 / CDLI Seals 005992 (CDLI Seals 005992 (composite))

(1) Naram-Suen, the god of Akkad, En-men-ana, the en-priestess of Nanna, his child: ..., the scribe, is her slave.

Economy

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Rimuš 03

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription was written at his left side.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Rimuš 18 (Sumerian)

(1) Rimuš, king of the world: Since the dawn of time no one had ever fashioned a tin statue for Enlil, (but now) Rimuš, king of the world fashioned a tin statue of himself and set it up before Enlil. He counted himself among the gods. (20) Whoever obliterates this inscription, may Enlil and Utu uproot him and destroy his lineage! (colophon 1, 1) Inscription of a šahum cauldron. (colophon 2, 1) Inscription ... of Rimuš.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Rimuš 2001

(1') To ..., ..., ... of Šuruppak, chosen by Sud in the heart, whose name was proclaimed by Nin-ĝidru, ... for the well-being of his king, Rimuš, king of the world.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Šar-kali-šarri 4 (Sumerian)

(1) Enlil spoke: He gave all ... to Šar-kali-šarri, the powerful king, cup-bearer of Enlil, king of Akkad, king of Enlil's people. After he had arrived at the source of the Tigris and the Euphrates, he himself dedicated this (object) to Enlil in Nibru. (colophon 1, 1) The number of its (lines) is six.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 02

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on its socle. It was written in front of Lugalzagesi.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 03

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue. Its socle is not inscribed.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 06

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription was written on the socle. (colophon 2, 1) The inscription on the shoulder of Lugalzagesi.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 07

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue. ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 11 (Sumerian)

(1) Šarrukin, king of the world, was victorious in 34 battles. He demolished all city walls as far as the shore of the sea. He moored the ships of Meluhha, Magan, and Dilmun at the quay of Agade. (14) In Tuttul, Šarrukin, the king, prostrated himself before Dagan and prayed to him. (Dagan then) gave him the Upper land, (including) Mari, Yarmuti, and Ebla, as far as the cedar forests and the mountains of precious metal. (29) In the presence of Šarrukin, the king whom Enlil made a man without opponent, 13 (units) of troops eat daily. (38) Whoever obliterates this inscription, may An obliterate h…

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 12

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 13

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on its socle.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 15

(colophon 1, 1) The inscription on the statue.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 16

(1) Enheduana, the zirru-priestess, Nanna's spouse, child of Šarrukin, king of the world, erected an altar in the temple of Inana-ZAZA in Urim. She named it “The altar is An's table”.

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2001

(1') ..., the estate adminstrator of Tašlultum, Šarrukin's spouse, ... for the well-being ....

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

~2300 BCE·Akkadian EmpireETCSRI

Sargon 2003 / CDLI Seals 001436 (CDLI Seals 001436 (physical))

(1) En-hedu-ana, child of Šarrukin: Ilum-palil is her hairdresser.

Naram-Suen 2020 / CDLI Seals 005992 (CDLI Seals 005992 (composite))

Rimuš 03

Rimuš 18 (Sumerian)

Rimuš 2001

Šar-kali-šarri 4 (Sumerian)

Sargon 02

Sargon 03

Sargon 06

Sargon 07

Sargon 11 (Sumerian)

Sargon 12

Sargon 13

Sargon 15

Sargon 16

Sargon 2001

Sargon 2003 / CDLI Seals 001436 (CDLI Seals 001436 (physical))

Sargon 2004 / CDLI Seals 001437 (CDLI Seals 001437 (physical))

Sargon 2005 / CDLI Seals 012025 (CDLI Seals 012025 (composite))

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Sargon 2007add

Clay tablet. Old Akkadian account text about fields. 2334-2004 BCE. From Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin

Cuneiform Akkadian clay tablet 1

Cuneiform tablet- account text concerning bitumen, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 134

Cuneiform tablet- house sale contract, Quradum archive MET ME86 11 204

Epic of Gilgamesh Flood Tablet in Akkadian Cuneiform - Nate Loper (43494374962)

AAICAB 1/2, pl. 140, 1971-349

AAICAB 1/3, pl. 245, Bod S 295

AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 340

AAS 009

AAS 012

AAS 202

MCS 4, 014 04

CT 50, 049

CUSAS 11, 283

Lippmann Coll 001

Lippmann Coll 004

Lippmann Coll 006

Lippmann Coll 009

Lippmann Coll 013

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