CDLJ 2006/2 §08

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P273416

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273416.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur sumun
2(disz) tug2 sza3-ga-du3 sumun
mu usz-bar x
2(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
1(disz) tug2 usz-bar zu2 uh
mu amar-suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum mu-hul
ki ensi2-ka-ta
kiszib3 i3-kal-la
ur-szara2-ke4 ba-an-dabx(U8)
[ur-szara2]
dub-sar
dumu lugal-[uszur4]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2006/2 §08. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Urbilum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia, USA (P273416) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273416..

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