BCT 2, 016

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105257

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105257.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) udu bar-su-ga
ki ur-lugal#-ta
a-du i3-dab5
sza3 bala-a
iti szu-numun
mu us2-sa szu-[]suen# lugal-e bad3 [mar]-tu mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 016. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105257) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105257..

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