CST 428

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P107943

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P107943.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(gesz2) 2(u) udu u2
3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) masz2-gal u2
udu ki-is-mar
e2-udu-niga-sze3
ki sze-ra-am-ta
giri3 a-hu-ni lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal
u4 4(disz)-kam
mu-kux(DU)
in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal-e si-ma-num2 mu-hul
6(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 428. 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: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P107943) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P107943..

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