Position in chronology
Nisaba 15, 0589
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P453941.
Transliteration
1(disz) u8 ki sza-at-esz18-dar ta lu2-dingir-ra na-gada i3-dab iti nesag mu i-bi2-suen lugal lu2-dingir-ra dub-sar dumu [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Nisaba 15, 0589. 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: Adra 129 (private: Adra, Jawad, Heri, Lebanon) — from Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P453941). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P453941..
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