Syracuse 361

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130912

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130912.

Transliteration

7(asz) sze gur
gu2-tar
8(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
lu2-du10-ga
7(asz) 1(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
ur-en-lil2-la2
1(u) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
ur-e2-nun
5(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
lugal-ku3-zu
la2-ia3 a2 lu2 hun-ga2-ka
ki nu-banda3-gu4-ke4-ne-ka tak4-a
mu amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 361. 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: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130912) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130912..

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