Princeton 2, 414

~2099 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201414

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201414.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) masz-da3 lu2-an-ne2 szu im-mi-in-us2
1(disz) masz-da3 ensi2 adab szu im-mi-in-us2
1(disz) amar masz-da3 lu2-nanna dumu ur-nigar
1(disz) sila4 lu2-dingir-ra szabra
2(disz) amar masz-da3 ku-u3 szu im-mi-in-us2
1(disz) sila4 ensi2 szu-im-mi-in-us2
2(disz) amar masz-da3 [ka-...] ensi2 szu im-mi-in-us2
2(disz) amar masz-da3 szar-ru-um-ba-ni
u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
mu-kux(DU) ab-ba-sa6-ga i3-dab5
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu gu-za en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
1(u) 1(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 414. 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: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201414) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201414..

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