CALENDAR OF UR

Written by Vladimir V. Emelianov.

Ur (before Ur III))

1. še-kin-ku₅ “harvest”
2. ezem-mah-^dNin-a-zu₅-ka “the great festival of Ninazu” (Ninazu is a young god going to the Underworld)
3. ab-gir-gu₇-^dEn-ki-ka “eating the sea fish gir for the name of Enki”
4. ne-gir_x ”brazier”
5. ezem-mah-^dNanna “ the great festival of Nanna”
6. amar-saĝ-gu₇-^dNanna “eating the best calves (for the name of) Nanna”
7. a₂-ki-ti “akitu” (the new year of sowing)
8. šu-eš-^dNanna “?? (for the name of) Nanna”
9. ezem-mah-^dNin-e₂-gal “ the great festival of Ninegal”

The names of other months are not preserved.

Ur III

1. še-kin-ku₅ “harvest”
2. maš-ku₃-gu₇ “eating pure goats” (стВ maš-da₃-gu₇-gu₇ “eating gazelles”)
3. zah_x-ze₂-da-gu_{7 “}eating a piglet”
4. u₅-bi^mušen-gu₇ “eating the bid of ubi”
5. ki-sig₂-^dNin-a-zu “the funeral sacrifice for Ninazu”
6. ezem-^dNin-a-zu “the festival of Ninazu”
7. a₂-ki-ti “akitu”
8. ezem-^dŠul-gi “the festival of Šulgi”
9. šu-eš₅-ša / ezem-Šu-^dSuen ???/ “the festival (in honour of) Šu-Suen”
10. ezem-mah “the great festival”
11. ezem-an-na “the Festival of the Heavens”
12. ezem-^dMe-ki-ĝal₂ “the festival of Mekigal”
13. diri-ezem-^dMe-ki-ĝal_{2 “}an additional month of the festival of Mekigal”

(Cohen, 1993, 125, 133)

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