Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 304
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103149.
Transliteration
2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) [...] i3-dub# sza3-bi-ta 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) gur sa2-du11 sze-ba 1(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) gur sza3-gal ansze zi-gu5-um-ma u3 sze-ba giri3-se3-ga ba-[...] zi-ga [...] 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) [...] i3-[dub] i3-dub da-gar-ra-ak da-da-ga ensi2 mu i-bi2-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um mu-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 304. 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: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P103149) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103149..
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