A royal stone tablet inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.4; P232332; IM 18647)
Introduction The following text is a royal stone tablet inscription of Gudea, a ruler of the city-state of Lagaš in the second half of the... Read More
Matthew Saunders
Matthew Saunders is a PhD student in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He researches the languages and literatures of the ancient Near East, especially Aramaic Studies, Ugaritic Studies, and Comparative Semitics.
A royal inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.31)
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Introduction The following text is a royal inscription with over 150 exemplars on brick and clay cones known from G̃irsu, Uruk, and of unknown provenance.... Read More
A royal brick inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.44)
Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal brick inscription of Gudea wherein he documents his achievement of the construction of Ning̃irsu’s É-ánzu-bábbar temple... Read More
The most abundant royal inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.37)
Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal inscription of Gudea wherein he documents the achievement of his construction and restoration of Ning̃irsu’s É-ninnu-ánzu-bábbar... Read More
A royal clay cone inscription of Ur-Nammu (E3/2.1.1.11; P226926; Ashm 1935-0774)
Introduction The post presents my translation of a royal clay cone inscription of Ur-Nammu wherein he documents his achievement of the construction of Nanna’s E-temen-ni-guru... Read More
A royal brick inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.18; BM No. 90288)
Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal brick inscription of Gudea wherein he documents his achievement of the construction of Inanna’s E-girsu temple.... Read More
A royal brick inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.62; BM No. 90289)
Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal brick inscription of Gudea wherein he documents his achievement of the construction of Ningišzida’s E-girsu temple.... Read More
A royal brick inscription of Gudea (E3/1.1.7.64)
Introduction This post presents my translation of a royal brick inscription of Gudea wherein he documents his achievement of the construction of the temple of... Read More