KM 89253

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235007

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235007.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)
3(disz) u8
1(disz) ud5
lugal-ku3-zu dub-sar
2(disz) u8 2(disz) sila4
ARAD2 dumu ur-nim
szunigin# 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)#
szunigin 5(disz) [u8]
szunigin 2(disz) sila4#
szunigin 1(disz) ud5#
mu-kux(DU) szara2
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
mu szu-suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — KM 89253. 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 (P235007) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235007..

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