SACT 1, 128

~2094 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128883

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128883.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) sila4
nanna
mu-kux(DU) lu2-nanna
zabar-dab5 maszkim
zi-ga u4 1(u)? 5(disz)-kam
iti ezem-mah
mu szul-gi lugal-e ur-bi2-lum lu-lu-bu si-mu-ru-um u3 kar2-har 1(disz)-sze3 sag-bi szu-bur2-a bi2-ra-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 1, 128. 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: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P128883) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128883..

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