SET 296

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129705

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129705.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) gir2 gi-ka
zabar ku3-sig17 gar-ra
mu-kux(DU) e-la-la tibira
a-bi2-si2-im-ti
in-ba
ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
ba-zi
sza3 nibru
iti szah2-ku3-gu7
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal-e si-ma-num2 mu-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SET 296. 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: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA (P129705) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129705..

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