AUCT 3, 304

~2045 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104516

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104516.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(asz) 2(ban2) [...] 3(disz) sila3 [...]
sze ur5-ra mu-kux(DU)
ki usz-mu-ta
x-nir-ra-ke4
gibil#? si-x
kiszib3 usz-mu
u3-um-de6
kiszib3 a-tu zi-re!(ZI)-dam
iti nesag
mu us2-sa amar-suen lugal
a-tu dub-sar
dumu [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 304. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y2 — Year after: Amar-Suen became king based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P104516) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104516..

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