Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, I: New sources for the history of the Ur III period

This article focuses on ten hitherto unpublished Ur III administrative and legal tablets belonging to the collections of the British Museum, London. The documents originate from the cities of Ĝirsu, Ur, and Nippur, and contain new information on key military operations, major religious festivals, and hydraulic works undertaken by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur (2110–2003 BC). The texts also give insight into the economic enterprises of royal women, high priestesses, and middle-ranking officials in late thirdmillennium BC Mesopotamia.