TMH NF 1-2, 263

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134574

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134574.

Why it matters

Transliteration

8(disz) udu 2(disz) [x]
2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 i3-nun
2/3(disz) sila3 ga-ar3
5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
2(barig) 5(ban2) [...] 4(disz) sila3 zi3# sig15#
5(ban2) [...] esza#
2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
2(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
ba-zi
sza3 uri5
giri3 nin-he2-x-[x]
iti szu-numun-a
u4 3(u) ba-zal
mu szu-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 263. 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 (P134574) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134574..

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