CDLB 2007/002 3

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P373967

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P373967.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
ugula gu-u2-gu-a
2(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) sze gur#
ugula kas4
a-sza3 sza-ra-hum-ma
sze gesz e3-a
ki-su7 i3-szum2-ma
iti dal
mu szu-suen lugal-e e2-szara2 umma-ka mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLB 2007/002 3. 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: Clinton Historical Society, Clinton, Massachusetts, USA (P373967) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P373967..

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