AnOr 07, 268

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101563

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101563.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) nanna-ki-[ag2?]
dumu he2-lah5
iti min3-esz3-ta
ur-ama-na i3-dab5
mu amar-suen lugal
ur-ama-na
dub-sar
dumu ur-gigir sza3-tam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 268. 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: Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain (P101563) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101563..

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