Position in chronology
TCL 02, 5550
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131639.
Transliteration
1(disz) du5-la2 ku3-babbar nin-ti-ug5-ga a-ru-a lugal giri3 szu-gub3-da a-zu ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta ba-zi sza3 nibru iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah en-lil2 nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3 1(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCL 02, 5550. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y1 — Šu-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P131639) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131639..
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