JCS 54, 002, 04

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332209

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332209.

Transliteration

5(disz)#! gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
ur-esz3-ku3-ga-ke4
du10-i3-li2
in-na-szum2
kiszib3 ur-esz3-ku3-ga
nu-u3-gal2-la-ke4-esz
giri3#-ni szu ba-an-szi-ti
iti# u5-bi2-gu7
mu# amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — JCS 54, 002, 04. 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: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P332209) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332209..

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