SANTAG 6, 316

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211746

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211746.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 3(disz) [gin2] ar-ma-tum#
mu ig-dab ka2 du10 us2 lugal-ka-sze3
e2-a-szar
i3-la2
ugula lugal-ku3-zu
giri3# lu2-inanna sukkal
iti pa4-u2-e
mu szu-suen lugal uri5#-ma-ke4 ma-da# za-ab-sza-li#[] mu#-[hul]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 316. 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 (P211746) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211746..

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