SANTAG 6, 334

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211472

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211472.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) szu-nir
er3-re-eb
1(disz) szu-nir ka5-a-mu
1(disz) szu-nir dingir-mi-szu
1(disz) dumu kar-<ra> dam nu-ur2-iszkur
1(disz) dumu kar-<ra> dam lugal-gigir-re
1(disz) masz2 kal-kal a-pi4-sal4
mu-kux(DU) szara2 |KI.AN|
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 334. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211472) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211472..

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