CUSAS 03, 0768

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P324297

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324297.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(asz) naga si-e3 gur
2(asz) gu2 im-babbar2
ki iszkur-illat-ta
[puzur4-a-ku-um]
[szu ba-ti]
iti [ezem]-an-na
[mu] i-bi2-[]suen# lugal
me-isztaran
dumu-munus lugal
puzur4-a-ku-um
lu2 azlag2 ARAD2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 0768. 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: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P324297) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324297..

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