CDLI Tablet
King Shulgi of Ur: 4
Created by Englund, Robert K. on 2024-07-24
The image shows a pair of golden earrings with the shape of a half pumpkin. The overlying decorative cuneiform inscription mentions that these earrings were a gift from the king. The earrings are from Mesopotamia, neo-Sumerian period, reign of Shulgi (ca. 2080-2030 BC; Sulaimaniya Museum in Iraq).
King Shulgi of Ur: 3
Created by Englund, Robert K. on 2024-07-23
This tablet glorifies Shulgi and his victories over the Lullubi tribes, mentioning the modern city of Erbil and the district of Sulaymaniayh; ca. 2050 BC, the Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.
King Shulgi of Ur: 2
Created by Englund, Robert K. on 2024-07-22
Weight of ½ mina (ca. 250gr) dedicated by King Shulgi and bearing the emblem of the crescent moon: it was used in the temple of the moon-god Nanna at Ur. Ur III period.
King Shulgi: 1
Created by Englund, Robert K. on 2024-07-21
Foundation figure of King Shulgi of Ur carrying a basket, copper, c. 2094–2047 BC. Foundation figures were buried in the foundations of a temple and show the king carrying building materials for the temple. Building and restoring temples was a pious act expected of Mesopotamian kings of this period.
John Rylands Library: 8
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-20
A balbale-song to Ninurta; ; John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK; JRL 0925.
John Rylands Library: 7
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-19
Clay nail with early Old Babylonian inscription; John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK; JRL 1094.
John Rylands Library: 5
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-18
Two parts united; large Ur III account from Girsu found in the British Museum and the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK(BM 13650 + JRL 881).
John Rylands Library: 4
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-17
Large Ur III account from Umma; John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK; JRL 263.
John Rylands Library: 6
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-16
Cone-shaped cylinder bearing Neo-Babylonian building inscription; John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK; JRL 1096.
John Rylands Library: 3
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-15
Pyramidal-shaped sealed label from Umma; John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK; JRL 0872.
John Rylands Library: 2
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-14
“Send him to Kish urgently”: an Old Babylonian letter from Etel-pi-Marduk to his superior
John Rylands Library: 1
Created by Wagensonner, Klaus on 2024-07-13
A well-preserved manuscript of the Sumerian tale of the hero Gilgamesh and a king of Kish named Agga, part of the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, UK
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