UET 3, 0050

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P136366

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P136366.

Why it matters

Transliteration

szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 sze 1(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ku6
szunigin 3(gesz2) gurusz 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2# [ku6]
[...]-NE
x-mah
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu i-bi2-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 a-ma-ru nig2-du11-ga dingir-re-ne-ke4 za3# an#-ki im-suh3-suh3-a# uri5# uru2 tab#-ba# bi2-in-gi-in4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — UET 3, 0050. 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: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq (P136366) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P136366..

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