TRU 360

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135124

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135124.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4 niga 3(disz)-kam us2
ba-kusz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3
giri3 szul-gi-iri-mu
u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
ki szul-gi-i3-li2-ta
ba-zi
giri3 ur-tum-ma-al szar2-ra-ab-du
iti ezem-an-na
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul
1(disz) gu4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 360. 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 (P135124) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135124..

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