ASJ 09, 257 45

~2080 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102321

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102321.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) amar gu4 ga
1(u) 3(disz) sila4 ga
1(u) kir11 ga
u3-tu-da
sza3# na-gab2-tum
[u4] 1(u)-kam
[]szul#-gi-a-a-mu i3-dab5
iti# ezem-an-na
mu en nanna ba-hun
2(disz) gu4# [2(u) 3(disz) udu]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 09, 257 45. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y15 — The en-priest of Nanna was installed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (P102321) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102321..

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