Position in chronology
BCT 2, 086
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105327.
Transliteration
8(disz) ha-bu3-da 2/3(disz) ma-na-ta!? ki-la2-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 3(disz) gin2 6(disz) gur10 1(u) 5(disz) gin2-ta ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 1(u) 3(disz) gur10 1(u) 2(disz) gin2-ta ki-la2-bi 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na kin dub2-ba ki lu2-en-lil2-la2-ta kiszib3 ur-szara2 iti min-esz3 mu amar-suen lugal ur-szara2# dub-[sar] dumu lugal-[...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 086. 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 (P105327) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105327..
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