BCT 1, 044

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105146

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105146.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(disz) gu4
1(disz) udu szimaszgi
3(u) u8 ge6 szimaszgi
u4 8(disz)-kam
ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
a-hu-we-[er]
i3-[dab5]
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
mu en-unu6-gal inanna ba-hun
6(disz) gu4 1(gesz2) 3(u) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 044. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105146) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105146..

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