AAICAB 1/3, pl. 236, Bod S 247

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P249154

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249154.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(gesz2) udu niga
5/6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
1/2(disz) sila3 duh saga-ta
1/2(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 duh du-ta
u4 1(disz)-kam
u4 3(u) la2 1(disz@t)-sze3
sze-bi 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
duh saga-bi 5(asz) 4(barig) gur
duh du-bi 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
sza3-gal udu niga sa2-du11 szara2 u3 sa2-du11 dingir-re-ne
ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
iti min-esz3
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 236, Bod S 247. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y1 — Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P249154) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249154..

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