NRVN 1, 003

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122216

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122216.

Transliteration

8(disz) sar kislah
e2 e2-gal x
za-ar-ri-ni-KU
kiszib3 a-gu-za-ha-lum
u3 szu-i3-li2
inim iri-ta
inim-ba lu2 nu-ub-gi4-gi4-da
mu lugal i3-gal2
1(disz) i3-pa2-li2-is
1(disz) szu-iszkur
1(disz) a-ha-ni-szu
1(disz) bu-la-li2-a
lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
mu szu-suen lugal uri5 ma-da za-ab-szal mu-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 003. 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: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P122216) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122216..

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