SANTAG 6, 317

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211835

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211835.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) KU ig
ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 7(disz)# gin2
1(u) 5(disz) ul gag gu2 bar-da!
ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na
4(disz)#? 5/6(disz) ma-na ar-ma-tum
mu ig-dab limmu2-ba e2-gigir-sze3
ur3-re-ba-ab-du7
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
kiszib3 nu-ra-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 317. 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 (P211835) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211835..

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