BCT 1, 090

~2080 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105192

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105192.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) udu niga nin#-isin2?
i3-si-in-sze3
giri3 en-um-i3-li2 sagi
2(disz) udu niga nin-tur?
umma-sze3
giri3 sza3-ku3-ge sagi
1(disz) udu niga a-mur-dingir lu2 kin-gi4-a sza-ba-nu-uk-sza-ba-asz ensi2 mar-ha-szi
giri3 lu2-da-mu!? sukkal
ARAD2-mu maszkim
iti u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal
ki szul-gi-a-a-mu-ta ba-zi
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
mu en nanna ba-hun
5(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 090. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105192) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105192..

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