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CUNEIFORM TEXTS FROM

BABYLONIAN TABLETS, kc., IN THE

P A R T X X I ,

(50 Plates.)

PRINTED BY ORDER 0 THE TRUSTEES.

SOLD A T THE BRITISH MUSEUM; AND Kt'

LONGMANS & Co., 39, PATERNOSTER ROW; BERNARD QUARITCH, 15, FICCADILLY;

ASHER 8: Co., 13, BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN; ICEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, T R ~ B N E R & CO., DRYDEN HOUSE, 43, GERRARD STREET, SOHO;

AND

HENRY FROWDE,:ZOXB'OKD UNIVhKSITY PKESS, AMEN CORNER,

LONDON.

190.5.

[ALL RTGHTS KESER YED.]

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LONDON : IIAKRISON AND SONS,

PRIXTERS I N JRDINARY T O l I lS MAJESTY,

ST. MARTIN'S LANE.

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Part XXI. of " Cunciform Texts from Habylo11i;ur Tablets, etc.," contains tests from thirty-three bricks, five rate-socl;ets, nine stone tablets, one halied clay tablet, eleven clay cones, two inace-heads, one oval stone object, four cylinder seals, one bronze f ip re , and one statue.

The texts here reproduced were inscribed for kings, rulers, :nld governors of Babylonia, from abor~t 8.c. 3800 to N.C. 2145. They are of the greatest importance for the study of Babylonian palaeography, for they illustrate the gradual inodification of the ancient Sumerian sc~ili-pictoridl ch;~ract~rs, a i d their develol>ment into a well-dcfinecl cunei{orm script. T h e iiiaterial given in this Part enables the student to distinguish between thc writing- of the earlier and of the later periods of Babylonian pre-dynastic history, and to trace peculiarities characteristic of the great centres of the priestly influence and learning in various parts of the country. Every effort has bee11 made to represent accurately the coiliplex forms of the characters e~llployecl in these carly inscril~tions.

'The g-roup of texts is fully representative of the long period of history which it illustrates. Among the Icings of wiiom inscriptiolis are published herein may he specially rnetitioncd :

I. SAICGON, king of Agade, a city to the north of Babylon ; MANISIITUSI:, Icing of Kish ; MUTAI:IL. governor of Dar-ilu ; UBIL-ISIITAR, the brother of an early Babylonia~l lting ; 1J1t-GKII:, Icing of U r ; DUNGI, liing of U r ; S I N - G ~ \ S I I ~ , king of Erech ; SIN-GAMIL, king of Erech ; LIIIIT-ISHTAR, lting of isin ; ISHME-T~AGAN, 1~i11g of Isin.

11. Of the king-s of the later dynasties of Ur : ENANXADIJMA, EUII-SIX. GALIIL-SIN. N ~ I I ? - ~ ~ D A L I , SIN-IDINNAM, and KIM-SIN.

111. J - I king of Elan1 ; Guoiia, king of Shirpurla; ~ ~ ~ ' ~ ~ M I J X A H I ,

king of L3ahylo11, and SAMSU-II.UNA, Ici~ig of Babylon.

These carly texts record chiefly the foundation and the rebuilding, or restoratiotl, of a nuinber of teniples deciicatecl to various deities, and, though the historical facts which they furnish are frequeiitly meagre, their valuc is very great, for, with the exception of a few traditions embodied in writings of a very iiiuch later dace, they constitute our only known a~sthorities for the history of Babylonia during a

period of nearly two thousand years. lnciclc~ltally it may be notcrl tllat the titles assurlled by the different Icings orten indicate the varying extent of the dominions over which they ruled. T h e inscriptions, moreover, reflect the growth or decay of the worship of the gods and goddesses of the predynastic Uahylonian pantheon in the cities of U r (Mukeyyer), Nippur (Niffer), Eridu (AbC ShalirSn), Erech (Warlia), Shirpurla (Tell Loll), Sippar ( A M ilabba), Larsam (Scnlcereh), and Rxbylon.

Tlic copies have 11een rnade by Mr. L. . Icing, M.A., A Assislant in the Department.

E. A. W A L L I S BUDGE.

~ P P . ~ K T D I ~ ~ N T O h EGYPTIAN AND ASSYI~IAN AN'I'I(>UI'I'IHS RRITISH MUSEUM.

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C O N T E N T S .

I . II'SCRlPTlONS OF EARLY RARYLONIAN RULERS :-

I. Inscription of Sargon (g- j E T T ~ &% -:TI, Shnv-gcz-ni s h v nli. " Sargorl king of the city "), king of Agadc, engraved on a stone mace-hcud. The text records the dedication or the mace-head to Sha~nash, the Sun-god, i n the city of Sippar. [g1146] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

2. Inscription of Manishtusu (€7 -.I 5 7 1 --IT, A/n-an-ish-tt~-sf~j, king of Kish, cngravcd on a marble mace-head. The text records the dedication of the mace-head to the goddess Nin-a-a. [gro18] ... ... ... ... ...

3. Inscription of Mutabil (-+ +5 STTI =='I, ( ih / ) MZJ-tn-biz), governor of Dtir-ilu, engraved upon an oval slone objcct, recording victories over his enemies. [91084] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

4. Inscription of Ubil-Ishtar (< ==T ( e 7 4 7 , U-diL-Is/zta~), the brother of an early Babylonian. king, engraved upon a cylinder-seal of marble. L891371 ...

11. ISSCllIPTIONS OF UR-GUR, I<IN(: (IF UN :-

I and 2. Brick-inscriptions or Ur-Gur (M .-+ n), recorditlg thc CI-ection of a temple in honour of Nannar, the Moon-god, and thc building of the city-wall of

... I - From Rlulicyyer. [gooog, 900041 ... ... ... ... ...

3 and 4. Brick-inscriptic~ns of Ur-Gur, recording the building of ;I temple in honour of the goddess Ninni (Ishtar) in the city of Erech. From Warka. [goooFj,

9001 j] . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

5. Brick-inxription of Ur-Gur, rcconjing the building of a telnplc in honour of Enlil (Eel) in thc city of Nippur. Frotn Niffer. [go8021 ... ... ...

6. Brick-inscription of Ur-Gur, recording the building of a tcmple in honoi~r of . . . . . . Nannar, the Moon-god, in the city of Ur. From Mulieyyer. [yo8011

7. Brick-inscription of Ur-Gur, recording the building of a temple in honour of ... Shamash, the Sun-god, in ihc city of Larram. From Senliereh. [gooor]

8. Inscription of Ur-Gur, engraved upon a stonc gate-socket, recording the building o i a temple in honour of Nannar, tile Moon-god, in the city of Ur. From

... ... ... ... NI~~l~cyycr. [yo8461 ... ... ... ... ...

9. Inscription of Cr-Gur, engraved upon a stone gate-socket, recording the builcling of a temple in honour of the goddess Ninlil (IEiit) in thc city of Kippur. From

... ... ?Jitter. [9oSz6] . . ... ... ... ... . , . . , .

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10. Inscription of the period of Us-Gur, engraved upon a cylinder-seal of grcen schist. The seal bears an address to Ur-Gur by I<hasl~klia~ner, viceroy of tlic city of Isllliun-Sin. [89126] . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... 6

11. Brick-inscription of Ur-Gur, recording the restoration of a temple in h o ~ ~ o u r of Nannar, the Moon-god, in the city of Ur. F n ~ t n Mukeyyer. [~OOOO] . . . . . . 7

12. Inscription of Ur-Gur written up011 clay cones, recording the restoration of a temple in ho~rour of Nannar, the Moon-god, in the city of Ur. From I\lu15eyyer. [300j I , 30053, 3007 j, 300761 . . . . . . ... ... ... ... . . , ... 8

13. Brick-inscription of Us-Gur, recording the building of a temple in honour of " the King of the gocls." [goz96] ... ... ... . . ... , . . ... 9

I. Inscription of the pcriod of Dungi (-+ {b:ffr - 7 1 4 , (ill~) D I I ~ L - ~ ~ ) , ellgraved upor1 a cylinder-seal of litnestone. The seal bears a dedication to tlic god Shicllam-ta-uddua by Kilulla-guzalal and a prayer for tlic prosperity of Uungi,

... ... ... ... ... ... the king. [Syr31] ... ... ... 9

z. Brick-inscription of Dungi, recorrling his name and titles. From Mulicyycr. ... ... ... ... ... [goo051 . . . . . . ... ... ... ... 10

3. Inscription of Dungi, engraved on a stone tablet, recording the rest(~ratio17 of E-anna, the temple of thc goddess Ninni (Isl~tar), and thc rebuilding of the

... ... ... ... great tcmple-wall. [go8971 . . . . . . ... ... 10-11

4. Rricli-inscription of Dungi, recording the building of E-liharsag, a temple i n the ... ... city of Ur. From Mukcyycr. [goz?S] ... ... ... .. I T

I. Brick-inscriplioti of Sin-gasliicl, (++ -a '."Yy ~ 7 7 1 C {I- my, (;hi) .Si~-~~(z- i i - id) . recorrling the restoration of E-an~ia, the temple of thc goddess Ishtar in E:recll.

. . . ... ... ... ... Frolri Warka. [go2671 ... ... . . , 12

2. I3ricli-inscripti011 of Sin-gashid, recorcli~ig the building of his royal palace in the ... ... ... ... city of E,rech. From Warlia. [yozliX] ... ... IZ

3. Neo-Babylonian copy of an inscripti011 of Sin-gasliid, iirscribed upc~n a bnlccd clay tablet, recording tlie building of a temple in honour of the god 1.ugal-handa and tlic goddess Ningul in the city of Erecli. The text concludes with a recortl or the offerings dedicated to these deities by the king, rind a prayer for prosperity during his reign. The copy was made fi-om a stone tablct, preserved in the ~emple of E-zida, by r\~abfl-b:~IAfsu-il~bi, the son of h!i.;irai. [gioSi] ... 13-14

4 and j. Iiiscriptioils of Sin-gashid f ~ o m clay cones recording the bnilding of a temple in hollour o i the god Lugal-banda and the goddess Ningul in the city of

... ... ... ... ... ... Erecli. 191 rgo, 911 511 ... ... 15-17

I. Itlscription from a litnestone tablet coiitaining a dedicatio~l to the god I\Terfi"l by A-Gishdubba to ensure the preservat i i~~~ o i the life o l Sin-gamii

... (-+ -a -41 :yTTb {:: v>TT, (;hi) .Sin-x-cl-mi- il), king of Erech. [groSz] 17

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PT.ATE. VI. INSCl<iP'l'IONS 01. I,~MI~L.-ISI-ITAR, I<INC: OF TSIN :-

I and 2. Itiscriptions or Libit-Ishtar (-rf *su t: -7 {?=T4T, ( i l ~ ) Li-&-it- IshLar), from clay coiics recording ihc building of a temple in hotlour of the ' goddess Yinni (Ishtar). '13006~, 300661 ... ... ... ... ... ... 18-19

VII . INSCRII'~TIONY OF I sH~~E-DAGAN, ICING O F ISIN :-

I and 2. Brick-inscriptions or Ishmc-nagan (-+ STY 7- -+ STY EE, ( i h ) I d - ~ r e - (ilu) Lla-gnlr), containing the name and titles of the liiiig. From Mulieyyer.

... [gozor, go1731 . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20-21

VI I I . INSCRIPTI~NS OF I<INCS O F Url :-

r . Hricli-inscription of Enannaduma (-4, -rf d T ST ET, &n-a/l-lziz-Cli~-~~i~z), tlic son !

of Ishme-Dagan (scc plate 20 ) rccording his name and titlcs. Fmnr Mulicyyer. [go1661 . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 21

2. Inscription of Enannaduma from a clay cone, recoriling the building of temples iri honour of Utu (Shamash), tlie Sun-god, that thc god might preserve the lifc of Gungunurn, ilre king or Ur. From illukcyycr. [3ooGz] . . . . . . ... ... 22-23

3. 13rick-inscription of Bur-Sin (-+- {<== -;F -4. '.'TT, (iiz1) Dz~?,-(iLtd) Siu), recording . .

his namc a.nd titles. From A b t ~ Shahr6n. [goo341 ... ... ... ... 24

4. Brick-inscription of Rur-Sin, rccording the naming of ;in image o l liiinsclf. From Mulieyyer. [go81 I] . . . . . . ... ... ... ... . . . ... ... 25-26

5. 13rick-inscription of Bur-Sin, recording the erection of a 'cdeep" (su-a6 or ajbszl), ie . , a large basin or laver, in hotlour of the god Enki (Ea). From AbO Shahr&n and 31ul:cyyer. [go0561 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27

6. lnscriptiun of Gamil-Sin (-;F ,Ey -4 -4, *YT, ( i h ) Griliiil-(ilu) SZEl) from a stone gate-socket, rccording tlie building or a teinplc in honour of the goddess Annuiiitum. [go8441 . . . . . . ... ... ... . . , ... ... ... 28

7. Inscription o l Gamil-Sin from a cylinder-seal of sliell, recording his name and titles and the name and gcncalogy of the engraver. [91oz31 ... ... ... 28

8. Inscription of ROr-Adad !-+ -f 5:TT -+- dJ&, (du) Nzr-u?-(il?~) ddad), Crom a clay cone, recording the building of temples in honour of tlie god Nannar and the goddess Kingal. From Mul?eyycr. [3oojo] . . . . . . ... ... ... zg

9. Part of' an inscription of Sin-idinnam (-+ -q 'LTT r E <> [-&$]. (il7~) Siu-i- ... ... din-iiam), [ruin a clay cone. [3ozl j] ... ... ... ... 30

10. Inscription of Kim-Sin (-=T -+ -q-CTl, /ii1,8-(il~r) .?in) fro111 a bronze figure of tlie Icing-, containing ;L dudication to the godclers Ninni (lslitar) of the city of lcballab, to unsure tlie preservation of his own lile and that of Iris father Kudnr- hlahul<. The t e s t also records tlie king's building operations and ends with a

... prayer t o the goddess. [glrqq.] ... ... .". ... ... ... 31-32

I. Brick-inscription of Kudur-ilIabuk (@ C5T :I \4- zm, l i l l-d~~-1*~-~1~rz-6u-u;L.), tlie sou of Simti-Shililialc (VT 4% ~ F T < (7- Ei>TT g( -El, .Si-it~z-ti-.Ski-il- kha-ah) rccording the building of a tc~iiplc in honour of. Nannar, the ,Moon-god, to ensure the preservation of his own life and that of his s!111 Rim-Sin. From

... Mulseyy er. igoo3z] . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ,. . ... 33

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PLATE.

X. INSCRII'TIONS O F G u I ~ : A , KING O F SHIRPURLA:-

1-7. Inscriptions of Gudea (*EM E { z v TT, G~L-de-a), from bricks, limestone k~hlcts, and gate-socliets, recording the building and restoration of temples in the city of Shirpurla. From Tell Loh. [9&90, 91007, 96945, 90289, gozXX, 90849, 908311 ... ... ... ... ... . . . ... ... ... . . . ... 34-39

XI. INSCRIPTIOXS O r HA~IL~URATII , ICING OF BABYLON :-

I. I~lscription of Hammurabi (TK a A$ BIT z, Z<ha-am-mu.~a-hi) from part of a statuc of black basalt inscribed with a hymn written both in Sumerian and Babylonian, to celebrate the greatness of Hammurabi's reign. [~)oXqz] . . . 40-42

2. Inscription of 1;lammurabi from a limestone tablct, recording the building of a templc in honour of tlie goddess Ninili (Ishtar) in the city of IChallab. [go9391 43-44

3. Inscription of IJammurabi from a liinestone tablet, recording the building of a temple in honour of Shamash, the Sun-god, in thc city of Larsam. [91076] ... 45-46

I. Inscription of Samsu-iluna (& a -EJ t E dr, Sa-am-SZL-i-lzl-na) from a limestone tablet, commemorating the Iring's building operations. The text records the rebuilding of the fortress of Dhr-Zakar, in' Nippbr, in honour of

t h e goddess Nin-khar-sag, of the fortress Dfir-paclda, in horiour of the god Adad, the fortress DGr-lagaba, in honour of Sin, the Moon-god, the forlrress Dtr-Iahugani, in honour of thc god Lugal-diri-tugab, and the fortresses Dhr-Gula-dfiru and Dfir-ui-ana-Urra, in hoiiour of the god Nergal, all of which had bcen built by Sumula-ilu, Samsu-iluila's great-great-great grandfather. Thc text ends with a rccord of the king's achievements, and cnurnerates tlie four girts which the gods in their joy bestowed upon him, ic., lire, peace, contentment, and joy of heart. [g1oS3] ... . . . ... ... ... ... 47-50

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PLATE 1. INSCRIPTIONS OF

EARLY BABYLONIAN RULERS.

MACE-HEAD OF SAROON, INSCRIPTION OF MUTABIL.

KING OF AGADE. 91084 91146

MACE-HEAD OF MANISHTUSU, KlNG OF KISH.

91018

SEAL INSCRIPTION OF

UBIL-ISHTAR. 89137

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PLATE 2.

lNSCRlPTlONS OF UR-GUR, KING OF UR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

1. No. 90017 reads a .

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

90004

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PLATE 3.

INSCRIPTIONS OF UR-GUR, KING OF UR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR. 9001 5

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PLATE 4.

INSCRIPT IONS OF UR-GUR, KING OF UR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

90801

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PLATE 5.

INSCRIPTIONS OF UR-GUR, KING OF UR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

GATE SOCKET OF UR-GUR.

90846

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PLATE 6.

INSCRIPTIONS OF UR-GUR, KING OF UR.

GATE SOCKET OF UR-GUR.

CYLINDER-SEAL OF UR-GUR.

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PLATE 7.

lNSCRlPTlONS OF UR-GUR. KING OF UR.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

90000

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PLATE

INSCRIPTIONS OF UR-GUR, KING OF UR.

CLAY CONE OF UR-GUR.

30051

7. No. 30053 & 1 Nos. 30053, 30075, and 30076

3 Noios 30053, 30075 and 30076 w. I N o r 30053 and 30075 w. 5. Nos. 30075 and

30076 9. 6. Nos. 30053 and 30075 and 30076 a

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PLATE 9.

INSCRIPTIONS OF UR-GUR AND OF THE TlME OF DUNGI.

BRICK OF UR-GUR.

90296

SEAL INSCRIPTION OF THE TlME OF INJNGI.

89131

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PLATE 10.

INSCRIPTIONS OF DUNGI, KING OF UR.

BRICK OF DUNGI.

90005

STONE TABLET OF DUNGI. 90897 OBVERSE.

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PLATE 11.

INSCRIPTIONS OF DUNGI, KING OF UR.

BRICK OF DUNGI.

90278

.

1. The end of the sign i s restored from 90277.

STONE TABLET OF DUNG1

90897 REVERSE.

r rn

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PLATE 12.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SIN-GASHID, KING OF ERECH.

BRICK OF SIN-GASHID.

90267

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PLATE 13.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SIN-GASHID, KING OF ERECH.

INSCRlPTlON OF SIN-GASHID, FROM A NEO-BABYLONIAN COPY.

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PLATE 14.

INSCRlPTlONS OF SIN-GASHID, KING OF ERECH.

INSCRIPTION OF SIN-GASHID, FROM A NEO-BABYLONIAN COPY.

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PLATE 15.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SIN-GASHID, KING OF ERECH.

HEAD OF CONE OF SIN-GASHID.

91150

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PLATE 16.

!NSCRIPTIONS OF SIN-GASHID KING OF ERECH.

STEM OF CONE OF SIN-GASHID.

91150

STEM OF CONE OF SIN-GASHID.

(00"I,NUTD,

HEAD OF CONE OF SIN-GASHID.

91151

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PLATE 17.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SIN-GASHID AND OF THE TIME OF SIN-GAMIL.

STEM OF CONE OF SIN-GASHID.

91151

..

.>.

STEM OF CONE OF SIN-GASHID.

<CONTINUEOI

LIMESTONE TABLET

OF THE TIME OF SIN-GAMIL.

91082

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INSCRIPTIONS O F LIBIT-ISHTAR, PL KING O F ISIN.

CONE OF LIBIT-ISHTAR. 30063

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PLATE 19.

INSCRIPTIONS O F LIBIT-ISHTAR, KING OF ISIN.

CONE OF LIBIT-ISHTAR.

30066

7. No sign is manting at the end of this line,,

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PLATE 20.

INSCRIPTIONS OF ISHME-DAGAN, KING OF ISIN.

BRICK OF ISHME-DAGAN.

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PLATE 21.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF lSlN AND UR.

BRICK OF ISHME-DAGAN.

90173

BRICK OF ENANNADUMA.

90166

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PLATE 22.

INSCRIPTIONS O F KINGS OF UR.

CONE OF ENANNADUMA.

30062 COL. I.

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PLATE 23.

lNSCRlPTlONS OF KINGS OF UR.

CONE OF ENANNADUMA.

30062 COL. II.

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PLATE 24.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

BRICK OF BUR-SIN.

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PLATE 25.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

BRICK OF BUR-SIN.

90811 COL. I . COL. 1. (CONTINUED)

7. The sign is partly restored from the duplicate No. 90039.

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PLATE 26.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

BRICK OF BUR-SIN.

90811 COL. 11. COL. 11. (CONTINUED)

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PLATE 27.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

BRICK OF BUR-SIN.

90056

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PLATE 28.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR. GATE SOCKET OF GAMIL-SIN.

90844

- - - , , , -A 1. The name of the goddess is clearly An-nu-ni-turn.

SEAL INSCRIPTION OF GAMIL-SIN. 91023

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PLATE 29.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

CONE OF NUR-ADAD.

30070

1. The first sign in //. 5 and 17 is probably siba. not sag

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PLATE 30.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

CONE OF SIN-IDINNAM.

30215

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PLATE 31.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

BRONZE FIGURE OF RIM-SIN.

91144 COL. I

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PLATE 32.

INSCRIPTIONS OF KINGS OF UR.

BRONZE FIGURE OF RIM-SIN.

91144 COL. II

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PLATE 33.

INSCRIPTION OF KUDUR-MABUK,

KING OF ELAM.

BRICK OF KUDUR-MABUK,

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PLATE 34.

INSCRIPTIONS OF GUDEA,

KING OF SHIRPURLA.

BRICK OF GUDEA.

90290

LIMESTONE TABLET OF GUDEA.

91007 OBVERSE. REVERSE.

7. 97008 and 97060 a. 2. 97008 4 3. 81008 ~ ; 9 1 0 6 0 $$ 4. Y1060 9 w. 5. The scribe of 91060 has omitted a wedge by mistake, and reads @.

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PLATE 35.

INSCRIPT IONS OF GUDEA, KING OF SHIRPURLA.

CIRCULAR BRICK OF GUDEA.

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PLATE 36.

INSCRIPTIONS OF GUDEA,

KING OF SHIRPURLA.

BRICK OF GUDEA.

90289

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PLATE 37.

INSCRIPTIONS OF GUDEA,

KING OF SHIRPURLA.

BRICK OF GUDEA.

90288

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PLATE 38.

INSCRIPTIONS OF GUDEA,

KING OF SHIRPURLA.

GATE SOCKET OF GUDEA.

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PLATE 39.

INSCRIPTIONS OF GUDEA,

KING OF SHIRPURLA.

GATE SOCKET OF GUDEA.

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PLATE 40,

INSCRIPTIONS OF HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

STATUE OF HAMMURABI.

90842 COi. I A COL. I B

A

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PLATE 41.

INSCRIPTIONS OF HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

STATUEOF HAMMURABI.

90842 COL. I I A COL. I! B

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PLATE 42.

INSCRIPTIONS OF HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

STATUEOF HAMMURABI.

90842 COL. lllB COL. IV A COL. IV B

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PLATE 43.

INSCRIPTIONS OF HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF HAMMURABI.

90939 OBVERSE.

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PLAT

ISCRIPTIONS O F HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF HAMMURABI.

90939 REVERSE.

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PLATE 45.

INSCRIPTIONS OF HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE T A B L E T OF HAMMURABI.

OBVERSE.

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PLATE 46.

INSCRIPTIONS OF HAMMURABI, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF HAMMURABI.

REVERSE.

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PLATE 47.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SAMSU-ILUNA, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF SAMSU-ILUNA.

91083 COL. I.

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PLATE 48.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SAMSU-ILUNA, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF SAMSU-ILUNA. 91083 COL. II.

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PLATE 49.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SAMSU-ILUNA. KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF SAMSU-ILUNA.

91083 COL. Ill.

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PLATE 50.

INSCRIPTIONS OF SAMSU-ILUNA, KING OF BABYLON.

LIMESTONE TABLET OF SAMSU-ILUNA. 91083

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