CDLJ 2015/3 §2.26

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P404805

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P404805.

Why it matters

Transliteration

pisan-dub-ba
e2-tum
sag-nig2-gur11-ra
u3 zi-ga
lu2-ba-ba6
iti masz-da3-gu7-ta
iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
mu en-unu6-gal inanna ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2015/3 §2.26. 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: Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, UK (P404805) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P404805..

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