CUSAS 03, 1293

~2032 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P323795

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P323795.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] gesz-ur3 szinig
3(u) 1(disz) e2-da asal2
5(u) 6(disz) ka2
4(gesz2) 2(u) dur gazi a-ra2 3(disz) tab-ba gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda-ta#
ka2 kesz2-de3
e2-bappir e2-muhaldim u3 e2-kikken2
ki iszkur-illat-ta
ba-zi
giri3 puzur4-nin-kar-ke3 dub-sar
iti# a2-ki-ti
[mu szu-]suen lugal-e [ma-da za-ab]-sza-li[ mu]-hul
gaba-ri

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1293. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y6 — Land of Zabšali destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P323795) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P323795..

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