SACT 2, 298

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129255

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129255.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz sze [x]
1(asz) kasz dida saga [gur]
[x] ma-na SZIM hi-a
[x]-KU |U.EN| nag-su
1(asz) 1(barig) kasz du gur
sza3 umma
|U.EN| sa2-du11 lugal ba-ra-sze6
ki ur-szul-pa-e3-ta
kiszib3 ensi2-ka
mu szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 298. 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 (P129255) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129255..

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