MVN 03, 224

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113784

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113784.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3
1(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) gurusz dumu engar u4 1(disz)-sze3
a-sza3-ge a du11-ga
a-sza3 szul-pa-e3
a-sza3 e2-gir-gi4-lu
u3 a-sza3 du6-ku3-sig17
6(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4
8(disz) gurusz dumu engar
kun-zi-da-a gi ze2-a gub-ba
ugula da-a-ga
kiszib3 inim-szara2
mu amar-suen lugal
inim-szara2
dub-sar
dumu ur-nigar#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 224. 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: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P113784) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113784..

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