Išbi-erra

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The year numbering given here follows Sigrist & Damerow Mesopotamian Year Names. From year 24, this differs from that suggested by van de Mieroop (BIN 10).

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1. mu

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2. mu

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3. mu

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4. mu gir₁₃-tab^ki ba-hul
Year: Girtab was destroyed

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5. mu us₂-sa gir₁₃-tab^ki ba-hul
Year after the year: Girtab was destroyed

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6. mu ^gešna₂ ^dinanna ba-dim₂
Year: A bed for Inanna was made

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7. mu nin-dingir-^dnin-urta ba-hun (var. ba-il₂)
Year: The high-priestess of Ninurta was installed (var. was elevated to office)

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8. mu iri^ki mar-tu ba-hul
Year: The Amorite city was destroyed

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9. mu us₂-sa iri^ki mar-tu ba-hul
Year after the year: The Amorite city was destroyed

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10. mu a-ša₃ gibil a-ta im-ša-du-a / im-ta-du-a
Year: (Išbi-Erra) recovered new fields from the water

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11. mu nin-dingir-^diškur ba-il₂
Year: "The high-priestess of Iškur was elevated to office"

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12a. mu lugal ma-da-na-ke₄ bad₃ gal i-ti-il-pa₂-šu-nu mu-du₃
Year: "(Išbi-Erra) king of his land built the great wall (of Isin called) idil-pašunu repulsing their faces"

12b. mu bad₃ gal i₃-si-in-na^ki mu-du₃
Year: "(Išbi-Erra) built the great city wall of Isin"

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13. mu en-du₈ ^dinanna ^diš-bi-er₃-ra masz₂-e i₃-pa₃
Year: "Išbi-Erra chose by means of the omens the en-gaba-priest of Inanna"

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14. mu bad₃ li-bur-^diš-bi-er₃-ra ba-du₃
Year: "(The fortification called) Dur-libur-Išbi-Erra was built"

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15. mu us₂-sa bad₃ li-bur-^diš-bi-er₃-ra ba-du₃
Year after the year: "(The fortification called) Libur-Išbi-Erra was built"

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16a. mu ugnim ki-maš u₃ elam-e nim-e bi₂-in-ra
Year: "The armies of Kimaš and of Elam were beaten"

16b. mu ^diš-bi-er₃-ra lugal-e ugnim šimašgi₍₂₎^ki u₃ elam bi₂-in-ra
Year: "Išbi-Erra smote the armies of Šimaški and Elam"

16c. mu us₂-sa bad₃ li-bur-^diš-bi-er₃-ra ba-du₃ mu us₂-sa-bi
Second year after the year: "(The fortification called) Dur-libur-Išbi-Erra was built"

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17. mu bad₃ eš₁₈-dar-ta₂-ra-am-^diš-bi-er₃-ra ba-du₃
Year: "The fortification (called) Eštar-taram-Išbi-Erra / Ištar loves Išbi-Erra was built"

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18a. mu ^geššu-nir gal ^den-lil₂ u₃ ^dnin-urta-ra mu-ne-dim₂
Year: "(Išbi-Erra the king) made great emblems for Enlil and Ninurta"

18b. mu us₂-sa bad₃ eš₁₈-dar-ta₂-ra-am-^diš-bi-er₃-ra ba-du₃
Year after the year: "The fortification (called) Eštar-taram-Išbi-Erra / Ištar loves Išbi-Erra was built"

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19. mu bad₃ ^diš-bi-er₃-ra-ri-im-^den-lil₂ ba-du₃
Year: "The fortification (called) Išbi-Erra-rim-Enlil / Išbi-Erra the beloved of Enlil was built"

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20a. mu nin-me-an-ki szu-nir gal ^dinanna ba-dim₂
Year: "A great emblem for Inanna (called) Nin-meanki / Lady of the ordinances of heaven and earth was made"

20b. mu us₂-sa bad₃ ^diš-bi-er₃-ra-ri-im-^den-lil₂ ba-du₃
Year after the year: "The fortification (called) Išbi-Erra-rim-Enlil / Išbi-Erra the beloved of Enlil was built"

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21. mu us₂-sa nin-me-an-ki šu-nir gal ^dinanna ba-dim₂
Year after the year: A great emblem for Inanna (called) Nin-meanki / Lady of the ordinances of heaven and earth was made

click here for CDLI entries dated to Išbi-Erra 21

22a. mu en-bara₂-zi^? dumu-munus lugal egi₂-zi-an-na maš₂-e i₃-pa₃
Year: Enbarazi the daughter of the king was chosen by means of the omens as the egesitu-priestess of An

22b. mu egi₂-zi-an-na maš₂-e i₃-pa₃
Year: The egesitu-priestess of An was chosen by means of the omens

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23a. mu nin-dingir-^dlugal-mar₂-da ba-il₂
Year: The high-priestess of Lugal-marda was elevated to office

23b. mu us₂-sa egi₂-zi-an-na maš₂-e i₃-pa₃
Year after the year: The egesitu-priestess of An was chosen by means of the omens

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24a. mu en-^den-lil₂-la₂ ba-il₂
Year: The en-priestess of Enlil was elevated to office

24b. mu us₂-sa nin-dingir-^dlugal-mar₂-da ba-il₂
Year after the year: The high-priestess of Lugal-marda was elevated to office

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25. mu ^gešgu-za bara₂ ^dnin-urta-ra mu-na-dim₂
Year: (Išbi-Erra the king) made a throne dais for Ninurta

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26a. mu elam / nim ša₃ uri₂^ki-ma tuš-a ^geštukul kalag-ga-ni im-ta-e₁₁
Year: (Išbi-Erra the king) brought out of Ur, with his strong weapon, the Elamite who was dwelling in its midst

26b. mu us₂-sa ^gešgu-za bara₂ ^dnin-urta-ra mu-na-dim₂
Year after the year: (Išbi-Erra the king) made a throne dais for Ninurta

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27. mu us₂-sa elam / nim ša₃ uri₂^ki-ma tuš-a ^geštukul kalag-ga-ni im-ta-e₁₁
Year after the year: (Išbi-Erra the king) brought out of Ur, with his strong weapon, the Elamite who was dwelling in its midst

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28. mu ^gešgu-za ^dnin-lil₂-la₂ ba-dim₂
Year: A throne for Ninlil was made

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29. mu ^gešgu-za ^dnanna ^dnin-gal ba-dim₂
Year: Thrones for Nanna and Ningal were made

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31. mu nin-dingir-^dlugal-gir₃-ra (var. nin-dingir-^dlugal-er₂-ra ba-il₂)
Year: The high-priestess of Lugal-girra (var. Lugal-Irra) was elevated to office

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32. mu us₂-sa nin-dingir-^dlugal-gir₃-ra (var. nin-dingir-^dlugal-er₂-ra ba-il₂)
Year after the year: The high-priestess of Lugal-girra (var. Lugal-Irra) was elevated to office

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33. mu us₂-sa us₂-sa-bi nin-dingir-^dlugal-gir₃-ra (var. nin-dingir-^dlugal-er₂-ra ba-il₂
Second year after the year: The high-priestess of Lugal-girra (var. Lugal-Irra) was elevated to office

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a. mu ^gešgu-za mah ^den-[…] ba-dim₂
Year: A magnificent throne was made for En-[…]

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