NRVN 1, 068

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122281

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122281.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz) sze gur a2# [lu2 hun] 5(disz) sila3-ta
iti x-x-x se3-ga#
2(u) sar du8-de3
ad#-da-kal-la
u3 u-bar
ur-sukkal#-ra#
mu lugal-bi in#-pa3
1(disz) ur-tum-al
1(disz) lu2-en-lil2-la2
1(disz) ad-da
lu2#-inim-ma-bi
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu i-bi2-suen lugal-[am3]
ad-da-kal-la
dumu ur2-ni-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 068. 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: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P122281) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122281..

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