OIP 121, 115

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123845

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123845.

Transliteration

3(u) 5(disz) udu
2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) masz2
2(gesz2) 1(u) ud5
ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
szu#-idim i3-dab5
u4 1(u) 7(disz@t)-kam
iti ezem-mah
mu amar-suen lugal
5(gesz2) 3(u)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 121, 115. 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: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P123845) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123845..

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