TRU 388

~2036 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135152

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135152.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(disz) ma-na gur10
1(gesz2) 9(disz) tug2
5(asz) gu2 1(u) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki
1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
ki szesz-kal-la-ta
2(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
[...] x-e11-ta
ur-ig-alim szabra
szu ba-an-ti
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)) — TRU 388. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P135152) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135152..

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