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This article examines 15 cuneiform tablets from the late 3rd millennium BC from southern Mesopotamia. As administrative tools of the Ur III state bureaucracy, the texts are primarily concerned with the administrative and economic affairs... more
RATIONALE (PART I of II) Much has been made of the physical presence of Gudea, énsi of ancient Girsu, as portrayed again-and-again in his statues. He is taken to be an imposing figure, radiating a calm self-assurance. By contrast, there... more
Historians consider the biblical account about Chedorlaomer's campaign against Sodom as a pious fiction (Genesis 14:1-20). However, the Gospels refer to it as a real story which is even described as essential to faith (Hebrews 6:20-7:2).... more
This article presents for the first time the earliest documented association between the healing goddess, dogs and physicians in Mesopotamia. This is done by compiling all relevant administrative texts from the livestock archive at... more
The damgar accounts of the Third Dynasty of Ur have been the subject of much debate, resulting in very different reconstructions of social and economic realities. One important aspect of these discussions involves the basic meaning of... more
RATIONALE (PART I of II) Much has been made of the physical presence of Gudea, énsi of ancient Girsu, as portrayed again-and-again in his statues. He is taken to be an imposing figure, radiating a calm self-assurance. By contrast, there... more
Thirteen tablets from LAUSD's collection of antiquities are presented dating to the Ur III period (2112-2004 BC). Six come from the sites of Drehem (ancient Puzriš-Dagān) and Umma respectively, while one tablet likely comes from Girsu. As... more
Thousands of Ur III cuneiform tablets flooded the antiquities markets in the 1910s and 1920s and filled small and large museums and collections around the world. Thanks to the painstaking research of many scholars, both past and present,... more
This short paper is a prosopographical study of one of the judges in Ur III Girsu, Lu-Ningirsu, the son of Lu-Baba, aiming to add as many details about his activity as possible on the basis of seal impressions and documents unearthed in... more
This short communication investigates the Sumerian expression a-ra2 X-kam, which was used to denote ordinal numbers in the Ur III period, typically to rank in a sequential order deliveries/receipts within the state administration. The... more
Based on the administrative accounts from the Ur III period (2112-2004 BC according to the Middle Chronology), this article offers an overview of the economic activities of the official Ilum-asu and his family, who worked as scribes in... more
This paper was delivered in Warsaw as part of a panel specifically to honor Professors Piotr Steinkeller and Piotr Michalowski, in lieu of the festschrift neither wished to receive. I stressed the contributions of my teacher, Piotr... more
In this article, I provide an edition of Vasiliy Struve’s letter to the Editor of the VDI (Journal of Ancient History) with his objections against the proofreading of the article “Producers of wealth in the royal household of the third... more
The present article offers a compilation of inscribed clay tablets from various auctions and collections. It continues the first part, which contains material from the Third Millennium B.C. up to the beginning of the Third Dynasty of Ur.... more
The goal of this article is to study the Shimashki potteries in the Saymarreh valley. Archaeological surveys conducted in the Saymarreh valley shows that the painted pottery tradition of Godin III has become prevalent in the valley during... more
Publication and edition of an Ur III document, probably from Umma, recording the punishment of two men for patricide, along with discussion of implications of the document for Ur III legal history and administration.
This article presents the earliest documented association between the healing goddess, dogs and physicians in Mesopotamia. This is achieved through mining all relevant administrative texts from the livestock archive at Puzriš-Dagan... more
Esej na temat wojskowości w państwie Ur III. Opracowanie powstałe w ramach seminarium Zakładu starożytnego Bliskiego Wschodu Instytutu Archeologii UW, poświęconemu ważnemu mezopotamskiemu organizmowi politycznemu z XXI w. p.n.e. ze... more
Summary of the letters John Henry Haynes sent to the supervisory Committee in Philadelphia reporting on the progress of his excavations at Nippur. The letters are held in the University of Pennsylvania Museum Archive. They, supplemented... more
- by Ingo Schrakamp
- Early Dynastic Sumer, Early Dynastic Mesopotamia, Old Akkadian period, Assyriology Sumerology Akkadian Sumerian Sumerian & Akkadian literature Sumerian Religion Mesopotamia History Ancient Mesopotamian Religions Cuneiform Ancient Near East Ancient Near Estern Languages Religious Studies
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The five unpublished cuneiform texts presented in this study are currently housed in the collection of the Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. This article provides the publication of three Neo-Sumerian tablets from Umma; an... more