BCT 2, 099

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105340

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105340.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] pisan#? [...]
n pisan x
2(disz) pisan x
1(u) gur-nag
2(disz) ma-an-sim zi3#-gu#
2(disz) ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra
4(disz) su7#-su7#
1(gesz2) 2(u) gur dub 1(barig)-ta
4(disz) kid szer7-ru-um
ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) sar
e2-mun-gazi-sze3
lugal-nig2-lagar-e
szu ba-ti
kiszib3 ur-szul#-[...]
mu szu-suen# [lugal ...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 099. 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 (P105340) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105340..

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