TCND 259

~2080 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P133933

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P133933.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(u) udu [niga]
szu-a gi-[na u4] 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
1(disz) udu niga [e2-u4] 1(u) 5(disz)
1(disz) udu niga e2-[u4]-sakar
nig2-diri#
sa2-du11 szul-gi#
3(u) udu niga
sa2-du11 a-bi2-si2-im-ti
u4 1(disz)-kam
nu-hi-dingir sukkal maszkim
ki szul-gi-a-a-mu-ta ba-zi
iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
mu en nanna ba-[hun]
1(gesz2) 1(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCND 259. 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: Museo di Antichità di Torino, Turin, Italy (P133933) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P133933..

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