CDLJ 2012/1 §3.08

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416413

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416413.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin
u4 7(disz)-kam
5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 dabin#
u4 8(disz)-kam
3(ban2) 8(disz) u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
2(ban2) zi3 sagi
ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
kiszib3 ensi2-ka
iti sig4-i3-szub-ba#-gar#
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §3.08. 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: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (P416413) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416413..

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