OIP 115, 460

~2059 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P392043

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392043.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz)# gu2 mangaga
2(disz) pesz-murgu2
4(disz) ze2-na
ki bar-bar-li2-a-ta
mu szabra-sze3
ha-li2-li2 szu ba-ti
iti szu-esz-sza
mu us2-sa an-sza-an ba-hul
szul-gi-si2-im-ti#
lukur ki-ag2 lugal
ha-li2-li2 dub-sar
dumu szu#-i3-li2 ARAD2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 115, 460. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y36 — Year after: Anšan destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P392043) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392043..

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