Position in chronology
TRU 364
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135128.
Transliteration
1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 u4 7(disz)-kam 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 u4 1(u)-kam ba-kusz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3 giri3 szul-gi-iri-mu a2-ge6-ba-a ki puzur4-en-lil2-ta ba-zi giri3 nu-ur2-suen sza3-tam u3 be-li2-a dub-sar iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah en-lil2 nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-dim2 2(disz) gu4
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 364. 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 (P135128) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135128..
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