OIP 115, 181

~2094 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123351

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123351.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4 niga
1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
a-da-tum lu2 ma-ri2[]
1(disz) sila4
dam du-uk-[ra]
mu-[kux(DU)] iti ezem-an-na#?
mu [szul]-gi [lugal] ur-bi2-[lum] si-mu-ru-[um kar2-har asz-sze3 sagdu-bi szu-bur2-a] bi2-[ra-a]
u4 6(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 115, 181. 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 (P123351) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123351..

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