SET 024

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129434

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129434.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) udu u2
2(u) 5(disz) masz2-gal u2
1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) sila4
2(u) 6(disz) masz2
szu-gid2
ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
ur-ku3-nun-na
i3-dab5
iti u5-bi2-gu7
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul
2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SET 024. 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: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA (P129434) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129434..

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