SANTAG 6, 106

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211544

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211544.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5/6(disz) sila3 i3-nun
1(u) 5(disz) ma-na nin9
7(asz) gu2 esir2 had2
7(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
1(u) 2(disz) tug2 usz-bar
1(u) tug2 usz-bar a-gi4-um
mu-kux(DU) szara2 a-pi4-sal4
ki sza3-ku3-ge-ta
ur-e11-e-ke4
szu ba-ti
mu amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 106. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211544) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211544..

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