KM 89050

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P234843

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P234843.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
sze ur5-ra engar-e-ne#
u3 sze# erin2 sza3-[gu4]
i3-dub a-sza3 a#-[gesztin]-na
ki lu2-du10-ga-ta#
kiszib3 lugal-an-na-ab-tum2
iti GAN2-masz
mu# i-bi2-suen lugal
lugal#-an#-na#-tum2
dub#-sar#
dumu# na#-ki#-[ni]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — KM 89050. 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: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (P234843) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P234843..

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