MVN 05, 076

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P114296

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114296.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) dug U2.SA du
1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
3(disz) sila3 esza
ki lugal-nig2-[lagar-e-ta]
kiszib3 kas4
siskur2 uku2!-nu-ti
iti dumu-zi
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal-[e] bad3 mar-tu [ba]-du3
en-kas4
dub-sar
dumu ur-isztaran

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 05, 076. 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: private: anonymous, unlocated (P114296) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114296..

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