Position in chronology
Fs Lenoble 170, no. 49
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387672.
Transliteration
2(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t) 5(iku) GAN2-ta 1(bur3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t) 5(iku) GAN2-ta a-sza3 apin-ba-zi nu-banda3-gu4 gu2-tar kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2 mu szu-suen lugal uri5<>-ma na-ru2-a-mah e2 en-<lil2> nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 lugal-he2-gal2 dub-sar dumu ur-nigar
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Lenoble 170, no. 49. 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: American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum, Beirut, Lebanon (P387672) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387672..
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