SANTAG 6, 314

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211504

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211504.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) [...] 3(u) 8(disz) gag a-ra#-ab-ba zabar
ki-la2-bi 4(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
mu ig ka2 e2 ki-tusz min3-kam-sze3
e2-sag-il2#-la#
i3-la2
iti li9-si4
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 314. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211504) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211504..

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