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Amar-Suena 2036add / CDLI Seals 005906 (CDLI Seals 005906 (composite))
Written in modern English
Amar-Suena — strong man, king of Ur, king of the four quarters of the world — this seal belongs to his servant Namhani, a royal envoy and the son of Baya the cook.
A modern paraphrase of the literal translation — same content, contemporary voice.
Translation — scholar edition
ETCSRI(i 1) Amar-Suena, the powerful man, king of Urim, king of the four quarters: Namhani, the envoy, child of Baya, the cook, 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 Q004138.
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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/Q004138/.
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