CST 092

~2094 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P107604

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P107604.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) sila4
zabar-dab5
1(disz) sila4
szu-nin-szubur
2(disz) gukkal niga 1(disz) sila4 |U8+HUL2|?
du11-ga-zi-da
1(disz) sila4 ur-iszkur
mu-kux(DU) iti ezem-mah
mu szul-gi lugal-e lu-lu-bu si-mu-ru-um u3 kar2-har asz#-sze3 sagdu-bi szu-bur2-a bi2-ra-a
u4 1(u)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 092. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y1 — Šulgi became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P107604) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P107604..

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