SACT 2, 008

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128965

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128965.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
e i7 amar-suen-ke4 ga2-ra szu ur3-ra
1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
kun-zi-[da i7] du-du [gub-ba]
ugula ur-saga
kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a
mu szu-suen lugal
gu-u2-gu-a
dub-sar
dumu ma-an-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 008. 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: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P128965) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128965..

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