TLB 03, 174

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134312

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134312.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) suhub2 gu-dim4-ba gada du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
2(disz) suhub2 du8-szi-a e2-ba-an
2(u) 2(disz) suhub2 sa-da ka-gaz suhub2 aktum2 e2-ba-an
1(u) suhub2 gu-dim4-ba aktum2 e2-ba-an
3(u) e#-sir2 du8-szi-a [x] x-ba e2-ba-an
kin ak lu2-gu-la
gaba-ri kiszib3 nu-ur2-i3-li2
sza3 puzur4-isz-da-gan
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ke4 na-ru2-a-mah en-lil2 nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
1(gesz2) 7(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TLB 03, 174. 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: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P134312) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134312..

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