CUSAS 03, 1237

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P324034

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324034.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) [...] zu2-lum gur
2(asz) 1(barig) u4-hi-in gur
1(gesz'u) 1/2(disz) 4(disz) gin2 ze2-na
1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) pesz-murgu2
4(disz) 2/3(disz) 8(disz) gin2 pesz-ga
2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) a2-an-zu2-lum
kab2#-du11#-ga kiri6
a-da-lal3 dumu si-um
szu ba-ti
iti# ki-siki nin-a-zu
mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
a-da-lal3
lu2 kiri6
sze-le-pu-tum#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1237. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P324034) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324034..

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