Princeton 2, 267

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201265

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201265.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda2 gin2 i3
ur-de3-mu-na lu2 tukul-gu-la
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda2 gin2 i3
lu2-nanna lu2 tukul-gu-la
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda2 gin2 i3
na-silim lu2 tukul
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda2 gin2 i3
ur-ku3-nun lu2 tukul
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda2 gin2 i3
i-ta-e3-a lu2 tukul
iti mu-szu-du7
zi-ga
mu szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 267. 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: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201265) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201265..

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