CDLJ 2002/1 §06

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P212346

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212346.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) masz2 mu asz2-gar3#-[sze3]
ki ab-ba-sa6-ga#-[ta]
lugal-engar-du10
i3-dab5
iti ezem-mah#
mu en-unu6-gal# inanna ba-hun
lugal-engar
dumu lu2-en-lil2-la2
gudu4# [szakkan2]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2002/1 §06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y4 — En-unugal of Inanna installed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: California Museum of Ancient Art, Los Angeles, California, USA (P212346) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212346..

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