KM 89252

~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235006

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235006.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) gig sze ri-ga gur
3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz)#? sila3# gig# gur
ki-su7# uku2#?-nu-ti-ta
mu-kux(DU)
sza3 e2 x x
giri3 lu2-[...] u3 lugal#-[...]
iti nesag#
mu us2#-sa# bad3 mar-tu ba#-[du3] mu us2#-[sa]-a-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — KM 89252. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (P235006) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235006..

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