CUSAS 16, 282

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416190

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416190.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
la2-ia3 su-ga
giri3 i3-li2-sa6 ugula usz-bar
a2 lu2 hun-ga2
e a-sza3 GAN2-mah#?
ma-da# unu
a-ta tum3-de3
e2-ur2-bi-du10
szu ba-an-ti
iti szu-esz5-sza
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 16, 282. 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: Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA (P416190) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416190..

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