AAICAB 1/3, pl. 232, Bod S 227

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P249135

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249135.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) sa gi-zi
1(gesz2) 2(u) sa
1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) sa
szunigin 3(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) sa
ugula i3-kal-la
gurum2-ak u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
iti pa4-u2-e
u4 4(disz)-kam
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 232, Bod S 227. 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: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P249135) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249135..

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