Three administrative texts from the time of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur, in anonymous collection in Poland

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https://doi.org/10.12775/KLIO.2021.034

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Ur III, Neo-Sumerian administrative documents, cuneiform texts, Girsu-Lagaš, Puzriš-Dagan, rations of food, garments, soldier

Abstract

The article is a full edition (photography, autography, transliteration, translation and commentary) of three previously unpublished Neo-Sumerian administrative documents, which are in one of the anonymous collections in Poland. The tablets come from the two provincial archives of the kingdom of Third Dynasty of Ur - Puzriš-Dagan and Girsu-Lagaš, and their content is typical of this group of cuneiform texts.

Author Biographies

Marek Stępień, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Historyczny

Historyk starożytności i asyriolog, specjalista w zakresie historii starożytnej Mezopotamii, historii politycznej społecznej, sumero-akadyjskiego piśmiennictwa prawnego, dziejów ustroju i administracji. Wykładowca akademicki Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu (w latach 1984-2001) oraz Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (od roku 1993). Autor ponad 60 publikacji, w tym 15 publikacji obcojęzycznych i 5 książek.

Olga Drewnowska, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Orientalistyczny,

Asyriolog,  wykładowca gramatyki języka akadyjskiego i sumeryjskiego w Zakładzie Wschodu Starożytnego WO UW; specjalistka w zakresie religii Wschodu Starożytnego i piśmiennictwa Mezopotamii.
Autorka artykułów i książek naukowych, a także popularno-naukowych w językach polskim i angielskim, redaktorka kilku tomów serii 'Antologia literatury mezopotamskiej'.

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STĘPIEŃ, Marek and DREWNOWSKA, Olga. Three administrative texts from the time of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur, in anonymous collection in Poland. Klio. CPDPiP. Online. 5 July 2021. Vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 3-21. [Accessed 8 July 2025]. DOI 10.12775/KLIO.2021.034.

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