Position in chronology
Šulgi 70 / CDLI Seals 000471 (CDLI Seals 000471 (composite))
Translation — scholar edition
ETCSRI(1) Šulgi-simtī, the beloved consort of the king: Ur-Lugaledenaka, the scribe, child of ..., 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 Q001702.
Attribution
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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/Q001702/.
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