HS 2285

~2094 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235921

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235921.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) masz-da3
e2-a-i3-li2
1(disz) sila4 zabar-dab5
2(disz) ud5 masz2 nu2-a
amar-da-mu dumu lugal
1(disz) sila4 si-im-da-gu-ni nu-banda3
2(disz) sila4 ensi2 adab
mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5
iti a2-ki-ti
mu szul-gi lugal-e ha-ar-szi hu-ur5-ti ki-masz u3 ma-da-bi u4 1(asz)-a mu-hul
u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HS 2285. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y1 — Šulgi became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P235921) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235921..

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