YRL SC 1813-Bx1-3

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P373974

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P373974.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
mu-sza
kiszib3 i3-kal-la
x [x] x gal udu niga
[x] a#-lu5-lu5
[x x] x ug3-IL2 tur-tur
[x x]-x-nir#-gal2
ki-su7 uku2-nu-ti
[iti] sig4#-u3-szub-ba-gar
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — YRL SC 1813-Bx1-3. 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: Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (P373974) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P373974..

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