TMH NF 1-2, 258

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134569

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134569.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) sag nita2 ne-ra-asz ak#-am3
da-a-a
lu2-bala-sa6-ga
dumu NI-na-ba-ni-[ra?]
in-na-ba
nu-ur-ra gi4-gi4-da mu lugal in-pa3
igi ur-nigar[]
igi e2-ur2-ni-du10
igi lugal-ezem
mu szu-suen lugal
da-a-a
aga3-us2 lugal
dumu kas-pu-sza

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 258. 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 (P134569) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134569..

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