OIP 115, 177

~2094 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123713

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123713.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) masz2 ARAD2-da-ni
1(disz) sila4 a-mur-e2-a
4(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
ensi2 gir2-su
1(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) udu
3(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) masz2
ha-zi aga3-us2
mu-kux(DU)
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu szul-gi lugal-e ur-bi2-lum lu-lu-bu si-mu-ru-um u3 kar2-har 1(asz)-sze3 sag-du-bi szu-bur2-a bi2-in-ra-a
u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 115, 177. 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: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P123713) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123713..

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