SA 152

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128728

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128728.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(u) 3(disz) tug2 u2 sig15
8(disz) tug2 u2 muru13
ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
2(u) 4(disz) tug2 mug sig15
6(disz) tug2 mug muru13
3(disz) tug2 mug tur
ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 5(u) 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
ki szesz-saga-ta
ur-e11-e-ke4 in-la2
i3-kal-la szu ba-ti
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu en-unu6-gal inanna ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 152. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128728) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128728..

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