SANTAG 6, 103

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211467

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211467.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[... x] ge6-par4 had2
[...] gal
[... ]pesz3# sze-er-gu
1(u) 2(disz)#? [...] gesztin# had2 DISZ
5(u) pesz3 sze-er-gu
pesz3 had2-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
e2#-kiszib3-ba-ta
du6-ku3-sze3
ki ensi2-ta
kiszib3 ur-szul-pa-e3
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu amar-suen lugal
ur-szul-pa-e3
dub-sar
dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 103. 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: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211467) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211467..

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