Akkadica 134/1 §2.6

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P459085

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P459085.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[n] dug# dida saga 2(ban2)
[n] dug# dida du# 3(ban2)
2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
2(barig) dabin 1(barig) zu2-lum
2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3(disz) gur-dub#
nu-hi-lum elam
szu ba-ti
iti# dumu-zi
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal#-e bad3# [mar]-tu mu#-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 134/1 §2.6. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y2 — Year after: Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, USA (P459085) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P459085..

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