SA 086

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128722

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128722.

Transliteration

8(asz) gu2 nig2-u3-ba
a2-bi u4 8(disz)-kam
ki lugal-gigir-re-ta
kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
ur-szul-pa-e3
[...] kux(KWU147)-ra
mu amar-suen lugal
ur-szul-pa-e3
dub-sar
dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 086. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128722) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128722..

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