CUSAS 03, 1038

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P324406

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324406.

Why it matters

Transliteration

iszkur#-illat#
u3-na#-[a]-du11
3(disz) gurusz hi-a
sag-dub gir2-su-sze3
u3 nig2-dab5 za3-mu-bi
i-mi-iq-szul-gi
[he2]-na-ab-szum2-mu
iti ezem-an-na
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)) — CUSAS 03, 1038. 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 (P324406) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324406..

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