BCT 1, 135

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105237

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105237.

Transliteration

la2-ia3 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur lugal
sze szuku-ra szabra
u3 sze e2-duru5 du-u2-du11
ug3-IL2 su-su-dam
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 135. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105237) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105237..

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