UET 3, 1101

~2027 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P137426

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P137426.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 4(u) 9(asz) x [...] zu2-lum
sag-bi 9(asz) 3(barig)? 2(ban2)? 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
kiri6 lu2#-du11-ga-[...]
2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur [x]
ki szabra nanna-[ta]
szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) [...]
[...]
zi-ga [...]
diri 2(asz) 3(barig) [...]
nig2-ka9-ak zu2-lum
e2 ab-x
lu2-szu-suen szabra
iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
mu us2-sa i-bi2-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 [x] nin-lil2 u3 inanna [x] e2 szutum2 [x] mu-ne-[du3]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — UET 3, 1101. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y2 — Year after: Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P137426) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P137426..

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