Position in chronology
JMEOS 12, 42 3490
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P112312.
Transliteration
2(disz) ab2-mah2 1(disz) ab2 amar ga 1(disz) gu4 amar ga nesag en-lil2-la2-sze3 nig2#-dab5# za3-mu-ka ki kas4-ta mu amar-suen lugal
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — JMEOS 12, 42 3490. 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: Manchester Museum, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P112312) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P112312..
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