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Title: The Code of Ur-Namma and the sìla Measure
Author(s): ZACCAGNINI, Carlo
Journal: Orientalia
Volume: 93    Issue: 2   Date: 2024   
Pages: 452-456
DOI: 10.2143/ORI.93.2.3294784

Abstract :
This note offers a fresh interpretation of the sìla (measurement of capacity and weight) mentioned in the Prologue of Ur-Namma’s Law Code by comparing the Sippar manuscript (Si 277: I 11-21) with the the Nippur manuscript (Ni 3191: IV 1-10).

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