BCT 2, 088

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105329

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105329.

Transliteration

4(u) 8(disz) gag a-ra-ab-ba
ki-la2-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
mu ig MI [...]
inim-ma-ni-zi#
i3-la2
[(x)] lugal#-ku3-[zu]
[...] x kin [...]
mu us2-sa [szu-]suen# lugal uri5[-ma-ke4] ma-da za-ab-sza-[li] mu-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 088. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105329) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105329..

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