ASJ 16, 112 19

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102598

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102598.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
1(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 siki <tug2> nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
1(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki tug2 nig2-lam2 du
5(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki szu-ku6 guz-za
3(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na# siki-gi
2(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 du
3(asz) gu2 5(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki ge6
2(asz) gu2 7(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na siki gir2-gul
2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki mug
ki gu-du-du-ta
kiszib3 ur-nin-tu
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ke4 ma-da za-ab-<sza-li> mu-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 16, 112 19. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Bible Lands Museum, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (P102598) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102598..

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