TMH NF 1-2, 102

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134414

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134414.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(barig) 2(ban2) imgaga3#? masz2 nu-tuku
3(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
masz2 nu-tuku
[ki] szu-mah-ta
er3#-ra#-qu2-ra-ad
szu ba-ti
egir buru14 su-su-dam
igi lu2-ba-ba6
igi szu-nerah
igi masz-zi
mu i-bi2-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TMH NF 1-2, 102. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ibbi-Suen y1 — Ibbi-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P134414) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134414..

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