CDLB 2016/001, §2.1.1

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P392629

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392629.

Transliteration

la2#-ia3# 5(asz) sze gur lugal
si#-i3-tum [nig2-ka9-ak]
a#-ba-ni-se3-ge-e
su-su-dam
iti# sze-sag11-ku5
mu# amar-suen lugal
[la2-ia3 5(asz) sze] gur# lugal
[si-i3-tum] nig2#-ka9-ak
[a-ba]-i3-se3#-ge#-e#
[su-su]-dam
[iti sze-sag11]-ku5#
[mu amar-suen lugal]
a#-ba-i3-[se3-ge]-e#?
dumu szi-x-[...]
x tag-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLB 2016/001, §2.1.1. 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: Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA (P392629) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392629..

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