Princeton 2, 415

~2071 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201415

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201415.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) u5
iti-ta u4 8(disz) ba-ra-zal
2(disz) udu gu4-e-us2-sa
iti-ta u4 1(u) 1(disz) ba-ra-zal
1(disz) tu-gur8
iti-ta u4 1(u) 4(disz) ba-ra-zal
ri-ri-ga e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)#?
2(disz) sim ga-esz8
iti u5-bi2-gu7
mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 415. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y24 — Year after: Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201415) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201415..

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