TRU 366

~2028 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135130

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135130.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[2(u) 7(disz) x] u2
1(u) 2(disz) udu lu2-u18-um u2
2(u) 2(disz) masz2-gal u2
u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
e2 esz3 en-lil2-la2-sze3
lugal-a2-zi-da szabra i3-dab5
kiszib3 lu2-da-mu kuruszda
ki i-din-er3-ra-ta
ba-zi
iti masz-da3-gu7
mu i-bi2-suen lugal
1(gesz2) 1(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 366. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P135130) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135130..

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