TLB 03, 008

~2046 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134149

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134149.

Transliteration

1(disz) udu niga 1(disz)# masz2 u2
e2-gu-la nin-gir2-su
1(disz) masz2 e2-gibil nin-gir2-su
1(disz) masz2 ig-alim
1(disz) masz2 szul-sza3-ga-na
1(disz) masz2 ga2-tum3-du10
esz3-esz3 nin-dingir-ra
gigir-re i3-ak
1(disz) udu niga 2(disz) masz2 u2
kadra2 temen ba-ba6
zi-ga nin-dingir-ra
ki ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul-ta
iti munu4-gu7
mu amar-suen lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TLB 03, 008. 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: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P134149) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134149..

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