Sumerian Administrative Documents Dated in the Reigns of the Kings of the Second Dynasty of Ur From the Temple Archives of Nippur Preserved in Philadelphia (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Sumerian Administrative Documents Dated in the Reigns of the Kings of the Second Dynasty of Ur From the Temple Archives of Nippur Preserved in PhiladelphiaIn regard to the general plan as Well as minor details of the volume, I naturally have followed the principles characteristic of the Series, of which it forms a part. In the matter of footnotes, however, I have aimed to place whatever I may have had to say or argue in the text proper, reserving the footnotes -merely for references, except, of course, in the Chapters of Translations and Names.As this is the first volume of texts from the time of the second dynasty of Ur, published in this Series, I have judged it desirable, if not altogether necessary, to include a list of cuneiform signs, characteristic. Of this volume and the period in question.At present there' is a great variety of systems, or rather lack of systems, employed in regard to the transcription of cuneiform signs, which makes it almost [vii.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.