Georgica 1.2.1

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P109387

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109387.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) dur pisan im-sar-ra gid2 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta
6(disz) gesz nigin2 al
1(u) 2(disz) epir siskur2-sze3 gid2-bi 5(disz) kusz3-ta
ki ur-sila-luh-ta
kiszib3 a-gu
sza3 bala-a
mu en-unu6-gal inanna ba-hun
a#-[...]
dub-[sar]
dumu# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Georgica 1.2.1. 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 Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P109387) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109387..

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