SANTAG 6, 309

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211878

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211878.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) gin2 ku3 la2-ia3 su-ga# lu2 lunga
1(disz) gin2 ku3#-ga-ni
ki ku3-ga-ni-ta
2(disz) gin2 ku3 ki lugal-inim-gi-na-ta
2(disz) gin2 la2 4(disz) sze ku3 ki hu-wa-wa-ta
la2-ia3 su-ga giri3 na-ba-sa2
9(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3 masz a-sza3-ga
ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
mu szu-suen lugal-e na-ru2-a-mah en-lil2 nin-lil2#-ra mu-ne-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 309. 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 (P211878) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211878..

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