ArOr 62, 242 I 871

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101890

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101890.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
giri3# lugal-gu2-gal
2(barig) lugal-u2#-szim-e gu-za-la2
kiszib3 lugal-gu2?-gal?
2(ban2) kiszib3 ur-lamma dumu ur-x x
2(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
kiszib3 ur-x
x [...] x [...] x [...]
4(asz) 3(barig) [...] gur
kiszib3 a2-bi2-li2 ra2-gaba
ki ur-lamma dub-sar ansze#-[ta]
3(barig) kiszib3 x x [...]
ki# a-[...]
[...] x [...] x [...]
mu# i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ArOr 62, 242 I 871. 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: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P101890) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101890..

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