BCT 1, 126

~2099 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105228

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105228.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] za3#-pi-hu-um
[szu]-ma-ma ensi2
[x] gu-bi2-tum
ba-ba-ti szesz nin#
mu-kux(DU)
dingir-ga2-i3-sa6
szu ba-ti
iti! u5-bi2-gu7 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
mu gu-za []en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 126. 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: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105228) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105228..

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