Princeton 2, 035

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201033

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201033.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz)
3(gesz2) 4(u) udu u2
2(u) 3(disz) masz2-gal u2
1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sila4
1(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a
1(u) 4(disz) masz2
mu bala-a-sze3
ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
u2-na-ba-tal ensi2 babila i3-dab5
iti a2-ki-ti
mu szu-suen lugal-e ma2-gur8-mah en-lil2 nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
5(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) <udu> 2(disz) gu4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 035. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y2 — Great barge for Enlil and Ninlil fashioned based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201033) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201033..

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