CUSAS 03, 0545

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P322603

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P322603.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(asz) sze# [gur]
a2 lu2 hun-[ga2]
mu sahar-sze3
ki za-bu-la-ta
iszkur-illat szabra
[szu] ba#-ti
giri3# i3-li2-asz-ra-ni ug3-IL2
[a]-sza3# szum2-pu2-pu2
iti szu-esz-sza#
mu si-mu#-[ru-um ba-hul]
i3-li2-asz-ra-ni
ARAD2 me-isztaran

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 03, 0545. 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: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P322603) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P322603..

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