ASJ 09, 240 15

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102291

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102291.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2# i3# 3(disz) gin2 naga#
szu-gu-te
5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 4(disz) gin2 naga
im-ti-dam
3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
ur-da-mu
3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
ma-asz2
szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) ninda
szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 naga
u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
iti sig4-i3-szub-ba-ga2-ra
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-a-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 09, 240 15. 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: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (P102291) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102291..

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