NRVN 1, 284

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122501

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122501.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u) 1(barig) sze gur
ki lugal-u2-szim-e
u3 dam un-da-ga-ta
3(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) ziz2 gur
ki lugal-ezem
u3 ur-dumu-zi-da-ta
sa2-du11 u3 sze-ba-sze3
ganun ka i7
tum-al-ta
ba-zi iti sig4 u4 6(disz) ba-zal
mu i-bi2-suen lugal-am3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 284. 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 (P122501) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122501..

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