Position in chronology
CUSAS 03, 1192
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324183.
Transliteration
1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gesz-i3 6(disz) sila3 gu2-tur i3-li2-an-dul3 in-da-gal2 iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu i-bi2-suen lugal szu-kab-ta2 a-zu i3-li2-an-dul3 dub-sar ARAD2-[zu]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1192. 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: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P324183) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324183..
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