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Ur-Ningirsu
Year names of Ur-Ningirsu
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1. mu ur-dnin-gir2-su ensi2 : Year: “Ur- Ningirsu is governor”
- not attested
2. mu ur-dnin-gir2-su ensi2 mu us2-a-bi : Year after: “Ur- Ningirsu is governor”
a. mu šita2-ab-ba maš-e pad3-da : Year: “The šita-abba-priest was chosen by means of the omens”
b. mu lu2-mah-dba-ba6 maš-e pad3-da : Year: “The lumah-priest of Baba was chosen by means of the omens”
ca. mu nin-dingir-diškur maš-e ba-pad3-da : Year: “The high-priestess of Iškur was chosen by means of the omens”
The latter tablet has a provenience of Nippur. Sigrist & Damerow attribute very similar year names to Ur-Ningirsu year (ca) and to Ur-Nammu year (j). RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 18) also attributes this year name to Ur-Nammu.
cb. mu nin-dingir-diškur maš2-e i3-pad3 sza3 e2-ar3-ar3 : Year: “The high-priestess of Iškur was chosen by means of the omens in the earar / the mill”
d. mu gu-za-la2 dnin-gir2-su : Year: “The throne bearer of Ningirsu (was chosen / installed)”
e. mu unugki ba-hul-a : Year: “Uruk was destroyed”
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