TMH NF 1-2, 260

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134571

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134571.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[4(disz) udu]-nita2
[1(disz)] u8
[1(u)] 3(disz)# ma-na siki
ki# szu-da#-gan#-ta
[(x)] dingir-um-dingir-szu
szu ba-ti
mu us2-sa szu-suen lugal
4(disz) udu-nita2
1(disz) u8
1(u) 3(disz) ma-[na] siki
ki lu2-EN#-[x-ta]
dingir-um#-[dingir-szu]
[...]-al-[...]
sipa [...]
dumu e2-a-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 260. 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 (P134571) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134571..

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