Syracuse 152

~2069 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130703

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130703.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
gi ku5 2(u) sar-ta
lu2 hun-ga2 sze 5(disz) sila3-ta
a-sza3 GAN2-mah
iti li9-si4
1(disz) sar kin sahar bar-la2 a-pi4-sal4 ba-al-la
a2 sza3-gu4
iti pa5-u2-e
ugula lu2-du10-ga
kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu
[mu] ha-[ar]-szi [ba]-hul
lugal-ku3-zu
dub-sar
dumu ur-nigar szusz3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 152. 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: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130703) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130703..

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