Position in chronology
SACT 2, 086
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129043.
Why it matters
Transliteration
1(u) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 ga2-nun gaba e2 lugal-ta gi ga6-ga2 u3 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2 ugula ur-szul-pa-e3 kiszib3 ur-szara2 iti dal mu szu-suen lugal ur-szara2 dub-sar dumu szesz-kal-la
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 086. 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: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P129043) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129043..
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