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”

• RTC 207 (Girsu) rev. 3-4: mu ur-{d}nin-gir2-su ensi2 mu us2-sa-bi
• ITT 4 8120 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ur-{d}nin-gir2-su mu us2-sa-a-bi

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a. mu šita₂-ab-ba maš-e pad₃-da : Year: “The šita-abba-priest was chosen by means of the omens”

• RTC 210 (Girsu) obv. 1.6: mu szita-ab-ba masz-e pa3-da
• RTC 211 (Girsu) rev. 9: mu szita-ab-ba masz-e pa3-da
• ITT 4 7995 (Girsu) rev. 1: mu szita-ab-ba [masz]-e pa3#-[da]
• ITT 4 8039 (Girsu) rev. 7: mu szita ab#-[ba masz-e] pa3#-[da]
• ITT 4 8071 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu szita-ab-ba
• ITT 4 8086 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu szita-ab-ba [masz]-e pa3-da

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b. mu lu₂-mah-^dba-ba₆ maš-e pad₃-da : Year: “The lumah-priest of Baba was chosen by means of the omens”

• RTC 210 (Girsu) obv. 1.8: mu lu2-mah {d}ba-u2 masz-e pa3-da
• FT 2, AO 12187 (Girsu) obv. 3: mu lu2-mah {d}ba-[ba6]

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ca. mu nin-dingir-^diškur maš-e ba-pad₃-da : Year: “The high-priestess of Iškur was chosen by means of the omens”

• RTC 257 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu nin-dingir {d}iszkur masz-e ba-pa3-da
• MVN 7, 170 (Girsu) rev. 1 : mu nin-dingir {d}iszkur masz-e pa3-da
• AOAT 25, p. 81, 10 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu nin-dingir {d}isz[kur] masz2-e ba-pa3-da
• BM 26269 (Girsu): mu nin-dingir {d}[iszkur] masz-e pad3-da

Sigrist & Damerow attribute very similar year names to Ur-Ningirsu year (ca) and to Ur-Nammu year (j) and these tablets could belong to either. RIME 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 18) attributes this year name to Ur-Nammu.

Muazzez Çig (AOAT 25, p. 78) suggests the possibility of reading AOAT 25, p. 78 10, rev.3-4 as ur-a[b-ba] ensi2. If this is correct then the year name on this tablet is more likely to correspond to Ur-Namma rather than Ur-Ningirsu.

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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”

• BM 16216 (Girsu?) rev. 1-2: mu nin#-dingir {d}iszkur masz-e i3-pa3-da# sza3 e2-ar3-ar3 i3-dab5#?

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d. mu gu-za-la₂ ^dnin-gir₂-su : Year: “The throne bearer of Ningirsu (was chosen / installed)”

• RTC 243 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu# gu-za-la2 {d}nin-gir2-su

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e. mu unug^ki ba-hul-a : Year: “Uruk was destroyed”

This year-name was attributed to Ur-Ningirsu by Sigrist & Damerow but this is open to question. It has been found on

• NFT p. 184, AO 4311 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu unu{ki} ba-hul-a

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