TLB 05, 11

~2017 BCE·Old Babylonian·P283617

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283617.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) ma-na sze-gin2
3(disz) a sze-gin2
mu ig-sze3
sza3 ki-sa2-a
u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
iti du6-ku3
mu isz-bi-er3-ra lugal-e szimaszgi2 u3 elam bi2-ra
gaba-ri

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)) — TLB 05, 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Išbi-Erra y1 — Išbi-Erra became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P283617) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P283617..

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