SANTAG 6, 299

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211826

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211826.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
2(asz) gu2 siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
2(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki#-gi
a2 usz-bar
ki ensi2-ka-ta
1(u) 4(disz) naga ku3-ta sa10-a
ki lu2-kal-la-ta
szesz-saga szu ba-ti
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 299. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211826) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211826..

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