Position in chronology
Princeton 1, 190
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P126879.
Transliteration
3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) sa gi gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta 9(gesz2) 2(disz) sa gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 8(disz)-ta gi SIG7-a gesz-gi-a szu-szum2-ma ugula ur-mes kiszib3 ur-szul-pa-e3 mu ha-ar-szi ba-hul ur-szul-pa-e3 dub-sar dumu lugal-[...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 190. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y26 — Harši destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P126879) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P126879..
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