BCT 1, 094

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105196

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105196.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) udu niga
4(disz) sila4
1(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2
a-bi2-si2-im-[ti]
be-li2-i3-li2 [x]
sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-[ta]
u4 1(u)-[kam]
ki in-ta-[e3]-a-ta ba-[zi]
giri3 nanna-[ma]-ba dub-sar
iti ses-da-gu7
mu szu-suen lugal
1(u) la2 1(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 094. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105196) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105196..

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