MVN 05, 027

~2099 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P114247

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114247.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1/2(disz) lugal-nig2-lagar-e
iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
1(disz) a-sza3 ba-lu5-la
iti dumu-zi
mu gu-za en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2-ta
1/2(disz) ur-utu
1/2(disz) ur-si2-sa3
iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
ki lugal-mu-ma-ag2-ta
lu2-kal-la i3-dab5
lu2-kal-la
dub-sar
dumu ur-e11-e szusz3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 05, 027. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ur-Nammu y14 — The throne of Enlil was fashioned based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P114247) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114247..

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