CST 741

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P108258

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108258.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) kaskal 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
nig2-dab5 du6-ku3-ga
giri3 ba-da-ga
2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) ku6 gir2!-us2 za3! 1(u)-bi ib2-ta-<zi>
nig2-dab5 nesag en-lil2-la2
giri3 lugal-mah-x
ki ur-ba-ba6-ta#
kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
lugal-si-NE-e
dub-sar
dumu lugal-sa6-[ga]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 741. 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 (P108258) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108258..

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