SET 121

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129530

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129530.

Transliteration

1(asz)# 1(barig) sze gur lugal
2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
kiszib3-bi 4(disz)-am3
kiszib3 du-mu-szu-um
zi-ga
bi2-du11-i3-sa6
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SET 121. 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: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA (P129530) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129530..

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