Position in chronology
Princeton 2, 413
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201413.
Transliteration
4(gesz2) udu niga 1(disz) sila3 sze-ta u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 4(gesz2) 4(u) udu niga 1(disz) sila3 sze-ta u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 szunigin 2(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) gur sze iti dumu-zi mu szu-suen lugal
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 413. 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 (P201413) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201413..
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