BCT 2, 195

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105436

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105436.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u) dug nig2 5(disz) sila3
1(u) dug nig2 3(disz) sila3
2(u) dug nig2 2(disz) sila3
2(disz) dug 1(asz) 1(barig)
ga-sze-a e2-muhaldim
x siskur2-ra
x-ga-x-ku3-ga
ba-an-de2
ki lugal-iti-da-ta
kiszib3 a-tu
sza3 bala-a
mu szu-suen lugal-e na-mah en-lil2 nin-lil2-ra mu-na-du3
a-tu dub-[sar]
dumu szesz-kal-[la]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 195. 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 (P105436) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105436..

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