AUCT 2, 258

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104076

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104076.

Transliteration

1(barig) 2(ban2) sze
ab-ba-gi-na iszib
1(barig) sze ur-lugal lu2 ur-nigar
2(barig) nu-hi-dingir
ba-zi-ki-na
1/2(asz) gu2 gil
3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ur-gesztin-an-ka
iti nesag
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 258. 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: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P104076) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104076..

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