BCT 2, 081

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105322

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105322.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[...] 1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 [...] 3(disz) sze ku3-babbar ku6?
ki lu2-du10-ga szu-ku6-ta
ugu2 gu-du-du ba-a-gar
kiszib3 ur-nun-gal
mu szu-suen lugal-e ma2-gur8#-mah mu-dim2
szu-suen
lugal kal-ga
lugal uri5-ma
lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
ur-nun-gal
dub-sar
dumu ur-szara2
sza13-dub-ba-ka
ARAD2-[zu]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 081. 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 (P105322) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105322..

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