Position in chronology
BCT 2, 006
Translation · reference
ExperimentalSource: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105247.
Why it matters
Transliteration
1(disz) u8 ba-usz2 ki lugal-a2-zi-da-ta kiszib3 ensi2-ka iti nesag mu us2-[sa] amar-[]suen lugal szul-gi nita kal-ga lugal uri5-ma lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba ur-li9-si4 ensi2 umma ARAD2-zu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 006. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105247) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105247..
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