ASJ 16, 109 15

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102593

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102593.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 8(disz) tug2 mug kal?
ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 1/2(disz) ma-na siki mug
ki ur-nin-tu-ta
ensi2-ke4 in-la2
i3-kal-la szu ba-ti
iti e2-iti#-6(disz)
mu [en]-unu6#-gal inanna# ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 16, 109 15. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y4 — En-unugal of Inanna installed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Bible Lands Museum, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (P102593) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102593..

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