NEW NIPPUR MANUSCRIPTS OF THE UR LAMENT, I

Ninety-two manuscripts of the Lament over Ur, an Old Babylonian text, are currently known, and more than half of them remain unpublished. This article presents three unpublished manuscripts of the Lament of Ur from the Istanbul Archaeological Museum -- Ni. 4296, Ni. 4383, and Ni. 4566. Adapted from...

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Published in:Journal of cuneiform studies 2012-01, Vol.64 (1), p.31-37
Main Authors: Samet, Nili, Adali, Selim F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ancient civilizations of the near east
Art and archaeology
Assembly lines
Generalities
Geometric lines
Laments
Mesopotamia and Near East
Research principies
Sumer. Akkad and surrounding countries
Synthesis
Transliteration
Typology and technology
Writing tablets
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Summary:Ninety-two manuscripts of the Lament over Ur, an Old Babylonian text, are currently known, and more than half of them remain unpublished. This article presents three unpublished manuscripts of the Lament of Ur from the Istanbul Archaeological Museum -- Ni. 4296, Ni. 4383, and Ni. 4566. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0022-0256
2325-6737
DOI:10.5615/jcunestud.64.0031