Sargonic and Gutian periods, 2334-2113 BC by Douglas Frayne
By Douglas Frayne
The period of time coated via this quantity extends from the accession of Sargon of Akkad to the top of the Gutian interval (2334-2133 BC). during this corpus we discover the 1st huge use of the Akkadian language, in it oldest recognized dialect, for royal inscriptions. approximately the entire texts during this quantity are recorded in that language; a number of are in Sumerian, and 4 are bilingual. precious for the reconstruction of the historical past of the interval are a handful of enormous outdated Babylonian capsules inscribed with collections of the Sargonic kings' triumphal inscriptions. entire transliterations of the person copies of those vital files look for the 1st time during this volume.
The introductions for the Sargonic kings comprise lists of all their recognized 12 months names in addition to short discussions of the most important occasions in their reigns. a brief advent of every description supplies its normal contents and native land. there's a certain catalogue of exemplars, besides a short observation, bibliography, and textual content in transliteration. In microfiche, 'scores' supply transliterations of the person exemplars of the inscriptions.
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In view of this uncertainty, the Yale and Louvre fragments have not been included in this corpus. Ex. 1 196 1 Gelb, MAD 2 2 p. 196 Rimui Late Copies no. 1 D (ex. 1 , study) 1963 Hirsch, AfO 20 pp. 11-12, 58-59 RimuS b 4 (exs. 1-2, edition) 1990 Gelb and Kienast, Konigsinschriften pp. 200-201 and pls. VI-VIII, XVI, XIX-XX RimuS C 4 (exs. 1-2, photo, edition); p. 144 (ex. GURUS u-Sa-am-qi-it 14,580 LAL 4 LUXES 1-3) Rimui, king of the world, 4-13) was victorious over Adab and Zabala in battle and struck down 15,718 men.
1, edition) and p. 215 no. 37 (ex. 3, frgm. 1, edition) 1914 Poebel, PBS 5 pl. XXI no. 34 (ex. 1, frgm. 1, copy) and pl. XXIII no. 36 rev. (ex. 3, frgm. 1, copy) 1923 Legrain, MJ 14 pp. 209 and 220 (ex. 1, frgm. 2, copy, edition) 1926 Legrain, PBS 15 p. 25 and pl. XV no. 41 (ex. 1, frgm. 2, copy, edition); pls. V-VII (ex. 1, frgms. 1-2, photo) 1929 Barton, RISA pp. 12&27 Rimush 12 (ex. 3, edition) 1961 Gelb, MAD 22p. 196 Rimui Late Copies no. I (exs. 1, 34, study) 1963 Hirsch, AfO 20 pp. 12-13,6668 Rimui b 11 (exs.
R ) . NITA Colophon 2 1) ki-gal ki-ta 2) Bub-ba-me: destroyed the walls of both of them. 29-35) Further, he expelled 3,600 men from their two cities and annihilated them. 45 Caption 9 1-6) RimuH, king of the world, to whom the god Enlil gave no rival. Caption 9 1 ) ri-mu-& 2) LUGAL 3) KIS 4) iu den-lil 5) ma-hi-ra 6) la i-di-s'um, Colophon 3 1) mu-sar-ra 2) zh-ga-na Colophon 3 1-2) Inscription on his shoulder. 36-46) As for the one who removes this inscription, may the gods Enlil and [Sama; tear out his foundations and destroy his progeny].