CST 740

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P108257

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108257.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) gi en 1(disz)
2(disz) hal gid2-da
4(disz) hal x-si
ki-su7 igi-e2-mah-sze3
[x] lu2-x-x
kiszib3 lugal-nesag#-[e]
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
lugal-nesag-e
dub-sar
dumu lu2?-banda3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 740. 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 (P108257) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108257..

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