BCT 2, 292

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105532

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105532.

Transliteration

3(gesz2) u8
a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) u8
a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
3(gesz2) 2(disz) sila4 du
a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
udu zu2-si-ka kux(KWU147)-ra
u4 2(disz)-kam
ur-ba-ba6 na-gada
mu szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 292. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105532) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105532..

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