OrSP 47-49, 437

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P125327

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P125327.

Transliteration

1(u) dug 3(ban2)
ki inim-szara2-ta
kiszib3 lu2-bala-saga
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ke4 na-mah en-lil2-la2 nin-lil2 mu-du3
lu2-bala-sa6-ga?
dub-sar
dumu ur-x-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OrSP 47-49, 437. 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: Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany (P125327) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P125327..

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