SANTAG 6, 229

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211734

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211734.

Transliteration

2(u) 6(disz) ab2-mah2
2(u) 5(disz) ab2 mu 1(asz)
3(disz) ab2 ga
1(gesz2) [...] 4(u) 7(disz) gu4-gesz
2(disz) gu4 mu 3(asz)
3(disz) gu4 mu 1(asz)
3(disz) gu4-x-ga
ki a-tu-ta
usz-mu i3-dab5
mu szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 229. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211734) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211734..

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