MVN 01, 250

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113283

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113283.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 3(disz) gin2 ku3#-[babbar]
lu2-bala-saga x
2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
ur-nu-musz-da
1(disz) gin2 lugal-e-[...]
2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
lu2-nin!-szubur szabra
ki# ur-szara2-ta
gaba#-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
iti dumu-zi
mu us2-sa# szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 01, 250. 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: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany (P113283) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113283..

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