Sargonic Letters from Gasur
Markina Ekaterina V.
The article continues a series of commented editions of textual sources dated to the Sargonic era. It offers an annotated translation of a collection of Akkadian letters from the ancient city of Gasur. Most of the texts deal with agricultural practices, relations between officials, and preparations for the visit of a king (likely to be identified as Naram-Su‘en) to Gasur.
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