Syracuse 192

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130743

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130743.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) kaskal
nig2 gal ga6-ga6-de3
ki a-gu-ta
kiszib3 lu2-ur4-sza3-ga
sza3 bala-a
mu szu-suen lugal
lu2-ur4-sza3-ga
dub-sar
dumu ur-[gigir]
mu-sar [szara2]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 192. 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: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130743) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130743..

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