CUSAS 03, 1100

~2032 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P324049

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324049.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gazx(KUM) saga
1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur
3(ban2) dabin? x x x
1(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) dabin gur
2(ban2) esza
nig2 na-gab2-tum#-[sze3]
1(disz) nig2-ar3-[ra]
ki iszkur-illat-ta
a-da-lal3
szu ba-an-ti
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu szu-suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li[] mu-hul
a-da-lal3
ARAD2 szu-kab-ta2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 1100. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y6 — Land of Zabšali destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P324049) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324049..

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