TRU 378

~2098 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135142

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135142.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 1(disz) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2 al ak 5(disz) sar-ta
8(disz) gurusz 5(disz) sar-ta
6(disz) di4-di4-la 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
1(u) di4-di4-la 3(disz) sar-ta
7(disz) di4-di4-la 2(disz) sar-ta
a-sza3-bi 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 1(u) sar al ak
a-sza3 sza-at-ma-szum
szu!-ab-ba engar
mu us2-sa gu-za en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 378. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ur-Nammu y15 — Year after: The throne of Enlil was fashioned based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P135142) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135142..

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