Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 443
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103288.
Transliteration
3(u) n udu niga szu-a gi-na u4 3(u)-kam 1(disz) udu niga e2-u4-1(u)-5(disz) 1(disz) udu niga e2-u4-sakar nig2#-diri sa2#-du11# szul-gi ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta ba-zi iti sze-sag11-[ku5] mu i#-[bi2]-suen# [lugal]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 443. 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 (P103288) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103288..
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