MMFM 2005, 29, 07

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113023

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113023.

Transliteration

2(gesz2) gag-a#-[ra]-ab#-ba#
ki#-la2-bi 3(disz) ma#-na# 9(disz)# gin2#
inim-ma-dingir-i3-zi
i3-la2
[ugula] lugal-ku3-zu
mu# ig ge6 gid2-sze3
giri3 lu2-inanna
iti dumu-zi
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)) — MMFM 2005, 29, 07. 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: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (P113023) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113023..

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