SA 100

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128753

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128753.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
ur-ge6-par4
5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
szu-nin-szubur
5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
ur-nun-gal
5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
x-x-al#?
szunigin# 3(ban2)# 3(disz)# sila3 ninda 3(ban2) dabin#? 2(ban2)#? x
szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
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)) — SA 100. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128753) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128753..

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