CST 874

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P108381

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108381.

Transliteration

2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) dug 3(ban2)
1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) dug gal
1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) dug 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
2(gesz2) 4(u) dug nig2 5(disz) sila3 lugal-ra-us2-sa-ke4
ki inim-szara2-ta
lugal-u2-szim-e-ke4 szu ba-ab-ti
kiszib3 lu2-en-lil2-la2
kiszib3 1(disz)-am3#
sza3 bala-a
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 ma2-<gur8> mah en-lil2 nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2
szara2-mu-tum2
dub-sar
dumu ur-ku3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 874. 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: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P108381) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108381..

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