Position in chronology
Nisaba 15, 0337
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P370950.
Transliteration
4(barig) 1(ban2) kasz saga 3(barig) kasz du sa2-du11 2(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sa2-du11 ku5-ra2 iti ezem-an-na 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du sa2-du11 ku5-ra2 iti ezem-an-na 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du [sa2]-du11 ku5-ra2 [iti sze]-sag11-ku5 mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Nisaba 15, 0337. 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, Germany (P370950) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P370950..
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