PPAC 4, 125

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332046

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332046.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gu2 3(u) sa szum2-sikil
2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) igi-sag szum2-sikil# gur lugal
a-sza3 en-du8-du
[...] 3(u) gu2 4(disz) sa szum2-sikil
[...] 4(ban2) sze-lu2 gur
[...] 4(barig) 3(disz) igi-sag ri?
2(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) szum2 tu-da szum2 sikil gur
a-sza3 sa6-ga tur
lugal-sa6-ga i3-dab5
mu si-mu-ru-um <ba>-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — PPAC 4, 125. 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: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P332046) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332046..

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