Position in chronology
Princeton 2, 367
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201366.
Why it matters
Transliteration
5(u) masz2 gaba iti ezem-szul-gi ba-zal 2(u) 7(disz) sila4 gaba 9(disz) masz2 gaba iti ezem-mah iti 2(u) 9(disz) ba-zal 2(u) sila4 gaba iti ezem-an-na u4 3(u) ba-zal mu bala-a-sze3 ki a-hu-we-er-ta ARAD2-mu ensi2 gir2-su i3-dab5 mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5?-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) udu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 367. 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: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201366) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201366..
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