KM 89142

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P234927

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P234927.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) gu4 niga e2-muhaldim#
mu-kux(DU) e2# gibil4-sze3#
nanna#-kam sukkal maszkim
a2-ge6-ba-a#
u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
ki puzur4-en-[lil2-ta]
ba-zi#
iti# ezem#-nin-a-zu
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 e2 szara2 umma#-ka mu-du3
1(gesz2) gu4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — KM 89142. 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: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (P234927) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P234927..

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