Position in chronology
Princeton 1, 422
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127111.
Transliteration
3(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a zar3 tab-ba a-sza3 nin-ur4-ra u3 a-sza3 a-gesztin ugula a-a-kal-la aszgab kiszib3 ur-szara2 mu szu-suen lugal ur-szara2 dub-sar dumu szesz-kal-la
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 422. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P127111) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127111..
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