PTS 0330

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P469906

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P469906.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) udu a-lum niga saga us2
1(disz) udu a-lum niga 3(disz)-kam us2
u4 1(disz)-kam
1(disz)# udu# u4# 2(disz)-kam
[n] sila4#?-nita2 ga u4 3(disz)-kam
[n ... u4] 6(disz)-kam
[n ...] u4 9(disz)-kam
[...] 3(disz)# x [x x]
[ki In-ta]-e3-a-ta#
[lugal-szu]-nir#-re i3-dab5
iti u5#-bi2#-gu7
mu szu-suen lugal#-e si-ma-num2 mu-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — PTS 0330. 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 (P469906) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P469906..

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