RA 009, 054 SA 213

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127557

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127557.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam us2
1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
1(disz) masz2-gal niga
en-lil2
lugal kux(KWU636)-ra
a2 ge6-ba-a
[iti] u4 1(u) 9(disz) ba-zal
[ki] en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2-[ta] ba-zi
[giri3 i-zu-sa]-bar dub-sar
iti [ki-siki]oz-nin-a-zu
mu [us2-sa] szu-suen lugal-e si-ma-num2 mu-hul
3(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RA 009, 054 SA 213. 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: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P127557) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127557..

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