PPAC 4, 151

~2069 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332070

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332070.

Why it matters

Transliteration

la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
[la2]-ia3# si-i3-tum
ki ukken-ne2 dub-sar
mu ha-ar-szi ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — PPAC 4, 151. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y26 — Harši destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P332070) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332070..

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