BJRL 64, 099 08

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P106802

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P106802.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) sa gi
1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) sa gi
ugula i3-kal-la
1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) sa
1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz) sa
ugula lu2-du10-ga
en-du8-du-ta
e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BJRL 64, 099 08. 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: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P106802) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P106802..

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