AUCT 1, 072

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102918

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102918.

Transliteration

1(u) la2 1(disz) udu niga
2(disz) udu
u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
1(u) 1(disz) udu niga
2(disz) sila4 niga
2(disz) masz2 gun3-a
u4 2(u)-kam
ki na-sa6-ta
na-lu5 i3-dab5
iti a2-ki-ti
mu amar-suen lugal
2(u) 6(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 072. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y1 — 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 (P102918) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102918..

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