CUSAS 03, 0221

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P324337

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324337.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) gurusz lu2 azlag2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
zi-ga kasz-de2-a lugal sza3 a2-<ki>-ti gub-ba
nu-ur2-iszkur maszkim
zi-ga
giri3 szu-kab-ta
ki puzur4-a-ku-um-ta
ba-zi
iti u5-bi2-gu7
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-[ri-iq-ti]-id-ni-[im mu-du3]
szu-kab-ta2 a-zu
dumu na-ra-am-i3-li2
sukkal i3-du8
szu-esz18-dar
dub-sar
ARAD2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 0221. 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: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P324337) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P324337..

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