MVN 13, 294

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P117066

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P117066.

Transliteration

3(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 al 4(disz) sar-ta
1(disz) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta
1(disz) gurusz ab-sin2-ta
la-ag ri-ri-ga 1(disz) sar-ta
a2 lu2 hun-ga2 sze 5(disz) sila3-ta
a-sza3 sag-du3
ugula gu2-tar
kiszib3 lugal-ku3-zu
mu amar-suen lugal
lugal-ku3-zu
dub-sar
[dumu ...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 13, 294. 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 (P117066) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P117066..

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