Princeton 2, 276

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201274

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201274.

Transliteration

[sila3] kasz du 3(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz ur-gigir lu2 kas4
3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz
ip-qu2-sza lu2 tukul
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 4(disz) gin2 i3-gesz ARAD2-nanna sukkal szuszin-sze3 gen-na
giri3 lugal uri5-ma tusz-a
iti ezem-dumu-zi
mu amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 276. 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: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201274) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201274..

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