BCT 2, 261

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105501

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105501.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
1(asz) x x sze gur
kiszib3 na-ba-sa2
1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
1(barig) sze-ba inim-ma
kiszib3 a-du-du ugula x
3(ban2) ziz2 3(ban2) sze
sa2-du11 asznan
ki-su7 a-du-ti-ta
iti sig4-u3-szub-ba-gar
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 261. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105501) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105501..

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