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, ITT 4 8120

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

• RTC 210, RTC 211, ITT 4 7995, ITT 4 8039, ITT 4 8071, ITT 4 8086

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, FT 2, AO 12187

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}#[iszkur] masz2-e ba-pa3-da
• JANES 18, 48 22 (Nippur) rev. 3: mu nin-dingir {d}iszkur masz2-e i3-pa3
• Note that JANES 18, 48 22 has a provenience of Nippur.

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

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

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

• RTC 243

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

• NFT p. 184, AO 4311

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