Three New Cuneiform Texts from the Third Dynasty of Ur in the Sulaimani Museum

Abstract

The article consists of three new texts belong to the Ur III period, preserved in the Sulaymaniyah Museum, which are normally associated with the city of Irisagrig/ Āl-Šarrāki, based on their contents and the structures of the month names.  Two of the texts dealing with food distribution to the king’s messengers, they are dated to the second year of the reign of Ibbi-Suen the fifth king of the third Dynasty of Ur III. The third text is one of the rare texts, it contains the distribution of necessities that included (waterskin and shoes made from leather) to the queen’s messenger. The third text undated, but refers the month six of Irisagrig.