Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 196, Bod A 64
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131067.
Transliteration
3(u) 7(disz) gu4 3(disz) ab2 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)? udu 1(gesz2) 5(u) masz2 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ARAD2-mu szabra en-ki i3-dab5 iti ezem-mah mu amar-suen lugal 2(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 196, Bod A 64. 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: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P131067) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131067..
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