LB 0254

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388788

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388788.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
sze nig2-gal2-la
ki ur-dumu-zi-ta
kiszib3 ur-ba-ba6 dumu ur-ig-alim
giri3 lugal-nu-banda3
iti ezem-dumu-zi
mu szu-suen lugal-e e2 szara2 umma mu-du3
ur-ba-ba6
dub-sar
dumu ur-ig-alim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0254. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P388788) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388788..

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