Position in chronology
Amar-Suena 2031add / CDLI Seals 005877 (CDLI Seals 005877 (composite))
Written in modern English
Lugal-engardug identifies himself as steward of Inana, nueša-priest of Enlil, and son of Enlil-amah — who held those same two offices before him. He addresses Amar-Suena, king of the four quarters and beloved of Inana, as his lord, and declares himself the king's servant.
A modern paraphrase of the literal translation — same content, contemporary voice.
Translation — scholar edition
ETCSRI(i 1) Amar-Suena, king of the four quarters, the beloved of Inana: Lugal-engardug, steward of Inana, nueša-priest of Enlil, child of Enlil-amah, steward of Inana, nueša priest of Enlil, is your servant.
Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions — scholar edition (Vienna).
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Scholarly note
Sumerian royal inscription, published in the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) by Gábor Zólyomi and collaborators. Translation reproduced from the ETCSRI edition. ORACC text Q004133.
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Translation excerpted from Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q004133/.
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