CDLJ 2007/1 §3.31

~2097 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P368383

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P368383.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
a2 ge6-ba-a
2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
a2# u4#-te#-na
iszkur sza3 karkar
giri3 ma-szum sagi
u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam#
giri3 a-ba-en-lil2-gin7
ki puzur4-en-lil2-ta ba-zi
giri3 ur-en-lil2-la2 szar2-ra-ab-du
iti ezem-szu-suen
mu en inanna# unu-ga# masz-e i3-pa3
4(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2007/1 §3.31. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ur-Nammu y16 — The en-priestess of Inanna of Uruk was chosen based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (P368383) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P368383..

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