Ibbi-Suen 2044add / CDLI Seals 006338 (CDLI Seals 006338 (physical))

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·Q004978

Translation — scholar edition

ETCSRI

High confidence

(i 1) Ibbi-Suen, the god of his land, the powerful king, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Dan-ili, the scribe, is your servant.

Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions — scholar edition (Vienna).

Scholarly note

Sumerian royal inscription, published in the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) by Gábor Zólyomi and collaborators. Translation reproduced from the ETCSRI edition. ORACC text Q004978.

Attribution

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Translation excerpted from Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004978/.

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