CUSAS 39, 224a

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P253714

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253714.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(disz) gurusz gub-ba#
tu-ra ur-dumu-zi-da
ugula lu2-sa6-i3-zu
2(disz) gurusz gub-ba#
1(disz) gurusz ki ur-im-[...]
2(disz)# gurusz nig2 buru14 gaba#?-[...]
x ur#-dumu-zi-[da]
3(u) 9(disz) geme2 usz-bar
ugula i3-kal-la
gurum2 ak u4 6(disz)-kam
erin2 tab-ba a-sza3 a-ba-gal-gu-la
iti sig4-i3-szub-ba-gar
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 224a. 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: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253714) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253714..

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