AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 354

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P330423

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P330423.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(u) 4(disz) sa# gi SZID
3(u) 3(disz) [n sa gi] en-du8-du
e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra#
ugula lu2-du10-ga
iti# min3-esz3
kiszib3# nam-sza3-tam ad-da
mu i-bi2-suen lugal
ad-da
dub-sar
dumu ur-nigar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/4, Bod S 354. 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 (P330423) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P330423..

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