Atiqot 4, pl. 14 29

~2042 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102792

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102792.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) szum2-ha-din
ki ensi2-ta
ur-si-gar szu ba-ti
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu en-mah-gal-an-na en nanna ba-hun
ur-si-gar
nu?-[kiri6]
dumu lu5-[lu5-...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Atiqot 4, pl. 14 29. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y5 — En-maḫgalanna en-priest of Nanna installed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (P102792) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102792..

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