Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 240
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104058.
Transliteration
3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar 1(u) 8(disz) gu-za munus umbin sal4-la ha-lu-ub2 ga2-ga2-de3 ku3-utu ki# puzur4-er3-ra-ta ba#-zi sza3# [puzur4]-isz#-da-gan iti [ezem-]szul#-gi mu []amar#-suen lugal 3(disz) ma-<na> 1(u) 8(disz) nig2-um-ma
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 240. 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 (P104058) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104058..
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