AnOr 01, 164

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101155

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101155.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(gesz2) 2(u) sa gu saga
7(gesz2) 4(u) sa gu lugud2-da
3(u) gu2 gu gesz ra-ra#
1(gesz2) geme2 3(ban2)
5(disz) geme2 2(ban2)
ugula ur-nin-tu
1(u) 8(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
6(disz) geme2 2(ban2)
ugula a-du
gurum2 ak gu bu3-ra
giri3 ur-gu2-edin-na dumu i7-pa-e3
iti sze-sag11-<ku5>
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 164. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y2 — Year after: Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P101155) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101155..

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