Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 414
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103259.
Transliteration
1(disz) udu niga ra-szi lu2 zi-da-num2 1(disz) udu niga ga-ra-da-du szimaszgi 1(disz) udu niga a-ri-du-bu-uk lu2 sza-asz-ru 1(disz) udu niga x-hi-ip-ne-ga-ma-an lu2 szu-ru-ud-hu-um mu-kux(DU) nanna-ki-ag2 szabra lugal-inim-gi-na sukkal maszkim u4 8(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi iti# ezem-an-na mu# en#-mah-gal-an#-na en# nanna ba-hun 4(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 414. 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: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P103259) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103259..
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