BCT 1, 095

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105197

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105197.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) udu niga
a-bu-du10 lu2 ma-ri2
giri3 i3-li2-be-li2 sukkal
sza3 unu-ga
1(disz) udu niga
ar-pa2-tal lu2 szi-ma-num2
giri3 szu-esz18-dar sukkal
sza3 nibru
ARAD2-mu maszkim
iti u4 2(u) 1(disz) ba-zal
ki zu-ba-ga-ta ba-zi
giri3 ad-da-kal-la dub-sar
iti a2-ki-ti
mu szu-suen lugal
2(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 095. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105197) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105197..

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