Position in chronology
Unattributed 04 (unpublished unassigned ?)
Translation · reference
High confidence(1') The name of ... is “May it pray to my lady on my behalf!”.
Source: Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q008910/
Why it matters
A fragmentary Ur III royal inscription (ETCSRI Q008910) in which a ruler names an object or structure as a prayer-formula addressed to a goddess — attesting the dedicatory naming convention that wove piety directly into monumental or votive language.
Transliteration
Scholarly note
Sumerian royal inscription, published in the Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI) by Gábor Zólyomi and collaborators. Translation reproduced from the ETCSRI edition. ORACC text Q008910.
Attribution
Image: BM 114400 (British Museum, London, UK) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P480540). source
Translation excerpted from Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Royal Inscriptions (ETCSRI), University of Vienna, edited by Gábor Zólyomi et al. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/etcsri/Q008910/.
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