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Ishbi-erra
Year names of Ishbi-Erra (years 1-10)
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1. mu
- Year name still unknown
2. mu
- Year name still unknown
3. mu
- Year name still unknown
4. mu gir13-tabki ba-hul
Year: "Girtab was destroyed"
5. mu us2-sa gir13-tabki ba-hul
Year after the year: "Girtab was destroyed"
6. mu giszna2 dinanna ba-dim2
Year: "A bed for Inanna was made"
7. mu nin-dingir-dnin-urta ba-hun (var. ba-il2)
Year: "The high-priestess of Ninurta was installed (var. was elevated to office)"
8. mu uruki mar-tu ba-hul
Year: "The Amorite city was destroyed"
9. mu us2-sa uru mar-tu ba-hul
Year after the year: "The Amorite city was destroyed"
10. mu a-sza3 gibil a-ta im-sza-du-a / im-ta-du-a
Year: "(Iszbi-Erra) recovered new fields from the water"
Year names of Ishbi-Erra (years 11-20)
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11. mu nin-dingir-diszkur ba-il2
Year: "The high-priestess of Iszkur was elevated to office"
12a. mu lugal ma-da-na-ke4 bad3 gal i-di3-il-pa2-szu-nu mu-du3
Year: "(Iszbi-Erra) king of his land built the great wall (of Isin called) idil-paszunu repulsing their faces"
12b. mu bad3 gal i3-si-in-naki mu-du3
Year: "(Iszbi-Erra) built the great city wall of Isin"
13. mu en gab dinanna disz-bi-ir3-ra masz2-e i3-pad3
Year: "Iszbi-Erra chose by means of the omens the en-gaba-priest of Inanna"
14. mu bad3 li-bur-disz-bi-ir3-ra ba-du3
Year: "(The fortification called) Dur-libur-Iszbi-Erra was built"
15. mu us2-sa bad3 li-bur-disz-bi-ir3-ra ba-du3
Year after the year: "(The fortification called) Libur-Iszbi-Erra was built"
16. mu ugnim ki-masz u3 elam-e nim-e bi2-in-ra
Year: "The armies of Kimasz and of Elam were beaten"
17. mu bad3 esz4-tar2-ta2-ra-am-disz-bi-ir3-ra ba-du3
Year: "The fortification (called) Esztar-taram-Iszbi-Erra / Isztar loves Iszbi-Erra was built"
18. mu giszszu-nir gal den-lil2 u3 dnin-urta-ra mu-ne-dim2
Year: "(Iszbi-Erra the king) made great emblems for Enlil and Ninurta"
19. mu bad3 disz-bi-ir3-ra-ri-im-den-lil2 ba-du3
Year: "The fortification (called) Iszbi-Erra-rim-Enlil / Iszbi-Erra the beloved of Enlil was built"
20. 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"
Year names of Ishbi-Erra (years 21-30)
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21. mu us2-sa nin-me-an-ki szu-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"
22a. mu en-bara2-zi? dumu-munus lugal egi2-zi-an-na masz2-e i3-pad3
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 masz2-e i3-pad3
Year "The egesitu-priestess of An was chosen by means of the omens"
23. mu nin-dingir-dlugal-mar2-da ba-il2
Year: "The high-priestess of Lugal-marda was elevated to office"
24. mu nin-dingir-dnin-kilim ba-il2
Year: "The high-priestess of Nin-kilim was elevated to office"
25. mu en-den-lil2-la2 ba-il2
Year: "The en-priestess of Enlil was elevated to office"
26. mu giszgu-za bara2 dnin-urta-ra mu-na-dim2
Year: "(Iszbi-Erra the king) made a throne dais for Ninurta"
27. mu elam / nim sza3 uri2ki-ma durun-a gisztukul kalag-ga-ni im-ta-e11
Year: "(Iszbi-Erra the king) brought out of Ur, with his strong weapon, the Elamite who was dwelling in its midst"
28. mu us2-sa elam / nim sza3 uri2ki-ma durun-a gisztukul kalag-ga-ni im-ta-e11
Year after the year: "(Iszbi-Erra the king) brought out of Ur, with his strong weapon, the Elamite who was dwelling in its midst"
29. mu giszgu-za dnin-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
Year: "A throne for Ninlil was made"
30. mu giszgu-za dnanna dnin-gal ba-dim2
Year: "Thrones for Nanna and Ningal were made"
Year names of Ishbi-Erra (years 31-33)
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31. mu nin-dingir-dlugal-gir3-ra (var. nin-dingir-dlugal-ir2-ra ba-il2
Year: "The high-priestess of Lugal-girra (var. Lugal-Irra) was elevated to office"
32. mu us2-sa nin-dingir-dlugal-gir3-ra (var. nin-dingir-dlugal-ir2-ra ba-il2
Year after the year: "The high-priestess of Lugal-girra (var. Lugal-Irra) was elevated to office"
33. mu us2-sa us2-sa-bi nin-dingir-dlugal-gir3-ra (var. nin-dingir-dlugal-ir2-ra ba-il2
: Second year after the year: "The high-priestess of Lugal-girra (var. Lugal-Irra) was elevated to office"
a. mu giszgu-za mah den-[…] ba-dim2
Year: "A magnificent throne was made for En-[…]"
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