MVN 05, 079

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P114299

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114299.

Transliteration

1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi
gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 2(disz) sa-ta
ga2-nun gaba kar-ra kux(KWU147)-ra
ugula ur-am3-ma
kiszib3 a-kal-la
mu szu-suen lugal na-ru2-a en-lil2 nin-lil2 mu-ne-[du3]
a-kal-la
dub-sar
dumu lu2-sa6-[ga]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 05, 079. 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: private: anonymous, unlocated (P114299) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114299..

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