TCNU 451

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135297

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135297.

Transliteration

2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
zi-ga uri5
kiszib3 ur-szara2 sza13-dub-ba
u3-um-de6
kiszib3 la-ni muhaldim
zi-re-dam
mu amar-suen lugal-e ur-bi2-<<bi2>>-lum mu-hul
la#-ni
dub#-sar
dumu# ur#-nigar#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCNU 451. 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: Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy (P135297) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135297..

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