CUSAS 03, 0236

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P323845

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P323845.

Transliteration

5(u) 2(disz) gurusz ugula ba-zi
2(u) 4(disz) gurusz ugula za-la-a
szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz
sza3-bi-ta
1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz
4(disz) ma2 1(u) gur-ta
gar-sza-an-na-ta
karkar-sze3 gid2-da
u4 1(disz)-am3 ma2 gar-ra
u4 2/3(disz)-am3 ma2 diri-ga
gu-nigin2-bi 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 0236. 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: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P323845) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P323845..

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