TRU 351

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135115

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135115.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) udu u2 hu-li-bar ensi2 du8-du8-li2
giri3 nanna-i3-zi-in sukkal
5(disz) udu u2 szu-gid2
5(disz) udu u2
1(disz) masz2-gal u2
ba-usz2
e2-muhaldim
mu aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3
nanna-kam sukkal maszkim
u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
ki du11-ga-ta ba-zi
giri3 hu-la-al dub-sar
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu szu-suen lugal-e si-ma-num2 mu-hul
1(u) 5(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 351. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P135115) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135115..

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