Position in chronology
MVN 01, 069
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113102.
Transliteration
5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda u4 1(disz)-kam 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda u4 2(disz)-kam kiszib3 ensi2 iti e2-iti-6(disz) mu szu-suen lugal amar-suen lugal kal-ga lugal uri5-ma lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba a-kal-la ensi2 umma ARAD2-zu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 01, 069. 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: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany (P113102) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113102..
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