BCT 1, 101

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105203

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105203.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) masz2-gal u2
mu aga3-us2 a! tu5-a ka e2-gal-la kux(KWU636)-ra-ne-sze3
5(disz) u8 u2 mu lu2 szuku-ra-ke4-ne-sze3
e2-muhaldim
ARAD2-mu maszkim
u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
ba-zi
giri3 hu-la-al dub-sar
iti masz-da3-gu7
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
1(u) 5(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 101. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105203) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105203..

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