Princeton 2, 387

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201386

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201386.

Transliteration

1(disz) masz2 zu-la-ti ra2-gaba
2(disz) masz-da3 i3-la-lum
1(disz) sila4 zabar-dab5
1(disz) masz2 i-di3-e2-a nu-banda3
1(disz) amar masz-da3 bu-bu-[...]
2(disz) masz2-gal niga szimaszgi
2(disz) masz2
s,e-lu-usz-da-gan
2(disz) sila4
ensi2 nibru
mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5
iti ses-da-gu7
mu amar-suen lugal
u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 387. 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: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201386) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201386..

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