CST 668

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P108185

Translation · reference

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Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108185.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze u4 1(disz)-kam
1(barig) u4 2(disz)-kam
1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 u4 3(disz)-kam
ki ur-ma-mi-ta
1(barig) 1(ban2) u4 4(disz)-kam
ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
4(barig) 2(ban2)
sza3-gal udu niga-sze3
giri3 x-[...]
[iti] nesag#
mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 668. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P108185) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108185..

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