NRVN 1, 096

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122311

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122311.

Transliteration

1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
masz2 5(disz) gin2 1(disz) gin2-[ta]
ki geme2-li-si4-na-ta
ama-sa6-ga
u3 masz#-gu-la dumu-nita
szu ba-an-ti-esz
ki lu#-ti-ba gi4-gi4-dam
igi a2-zi-da#
igi ad!-da-kal-la#
igi ur-[...]
iti# gan-[gan]-e3#
[u4 x] 7(disz) zal-[la]
mu szu-suen lugal na-[ru2]-a-mah mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 096. 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 (P122311) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122311..

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