TRU 188

~2037 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134952

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134952.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) 5(disz) udu u2
4(u) 1(disz) masz2-gal u2
siki-bi 5(u) 8(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na
ki puzur4-en-lil2-ta
ku3!-nanna i3-dab5
kiszib3 li-bur-szul-gi
u4 9(disz)-kam
iti a2-ki-ti
mu szu-suen lugal uri5-ma-ke4 e2 szara2 umma-ka mu-du3
li-bur-szul-gi
dub-sar
dumu en-um-i3-[li2]
ARAD2 [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 188. 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 (P134952) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134952..

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