TMH NF 1-2, 106

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134418

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134418.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) sze gur ur5-ra
masz2 nu-tuku
ki ur-sag-gul
ba-ga-ti-a
szu ba-ti
igi# u3-da-li
[igi] e2#-ki-bi
igi szesz-kal-la
igi lugal-he2-al
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu i-bi2-suen lugal
ba-ga-ti-a
dumu dingir-bi2-la-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 106. 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: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134418) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134418..

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