Princeton 2, 043

~2041 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201041

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201041.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) gu2 5(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki-gi
siki udu mu-kux(DU) lugal
2(asz) gu2 siki-gi
1(gesz2) 3(u) gu2 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki gir2-[gul]
siki e2-udu [...]
ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
a2 gesz-ga2-ra usz-bar-sze3
nam-lugal-i3-du10
szu ba-ti
kiszib3 2(disz)-bi-ba-asz
mu sza-asz-ru ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 043. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y6 — Šašru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201041) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201041..

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