OIP 115, 178

~2094 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123594

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123594.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) asz2-gar3 niga
s,e-lu-usz-da-gan
1(disz) sila4 ur-nigar
1(disz) kir11 niga
ensi2 nibru
1(disz) sila4 ur-en-lil2-la2
mu-kux(DU) iti ezem-mah
mu szul-gi lugal-e
ur-bi2-lum lu-lu-bu si-mu-ru u3 kar2-[har] asz-sze3 sagdu-bi szu-bur2-[a] bi2-[in]-ra-a
u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 115, 178. 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: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P123594) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123594..

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