CDLJ 2012/1 §4.42

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416456

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416456.

Transliteration

1(disz) amar masz-da3-munus
tu-li2-id-utu-szi
be-li2-i3-li2 maszkim
sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta
u4 6(disz)-kam
ki in-ta-e3-a-ta ba-zi
giri3# nanna-ma-ba dub-sar
iti ses-da-gu7
mu szu-suen lugal
1(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §4.42. 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: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (P416456) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416456..

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