CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P392637

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392637.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) [gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3]
ki-su7# a#-sza3#-nin#-ur4-ra gub-ba
[ugula] szesz#-kal-la#
[kiszib3 ur]-szul-pa-e3
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal-e bad3# mar-tu mu#-[du3]
ur-szul-pa-e3
dub-sar
dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.6. 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: Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA (P392637) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392637..

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