BCT 2, 156

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105397

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105397.

Why it matters

Transliteration

ur-sa6-ga-mu dam-gar3
kiszib3 ba-sa6-ga na-me
ki-na nu-gal2-la
nig2-na-me nu-u3-da-an-tuku-a
mu lugal-bi in-pa3
igi a-tu dumu nigar-ki-du10-ka-sze3
igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu lu5-lu5-mu-ka-sze3
igi ur-gesztin-an-ka dumu szesz-kal-la-ka-sze3
igi ur-lugal lu2 inim-szara2-ka-sze3
igi a2-nin-ga2-ta gudu4 nin-usz-zu2-lum?-ka-sze3
mu amar-suen lugal
sza3 e2 ki-ag2 di-ku5-ka

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 156. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105397) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105397..

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