BJRL 64, 103 32

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P106826

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P106826.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) gu4 niga saga 4(ban2) duh saga
2(disz) gu4 niga 3(ban2) duh du
2(disz) gu4 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3
szunigin 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) duh saga gur
szunigin 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh du gur
iti dal
mu i-bi2-suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um mu-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BJRL 64, 103 32. 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: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P106826) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P106826..

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