TMH NF 1-2, 019

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134331

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134331.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2/3(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
mu i-ta-sze3
ki ka-tar-ta
e2-ki szu ba-ti
iti szu-numun-a
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-<ti>-id-ni-im mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 019. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y2 — Year after: Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134331) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134331..

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