HLC 114 (pl. 096)

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P109991

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109991.

Why it matters

Transliteration

x la2 1(disz) sila4 lu2-bi
dumu lu2-ga2-tum3-du10
ur-ba-ba6 dumu ti-ni-du
szu-gesz? du-du dumu lugal-an-ku3-ge
szu-gesz? u2-da-ur4-ra dumu lu5-lu5
lu2 umma ba-pa-tum
he2-dab5 du11-ga-ni-zi
iti mu-szu-du7
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 114 (pl. 096). 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: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P109991) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109991..

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