TMH NF 1-2, 074

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134386

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134386.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(asz) sze gur
ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
mu-kux(DU)
geme2-abzu-ke4
szu ba-ti
iti gu4-si-su
mu szu-suen lugal-am3
amar#-suen#
nita kal-ga
lugal uri5-ma
[lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba]
[...]
[...]
dumu [...]
[ARAD2-zu]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 074. 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: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134386) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134386..

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