ASJ 18, 075 06

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102635

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102635.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) sila4#
en inanna
1(disz) sila4#
esz18#-dar#-il6#-szu#
1(disz) sila4#
a-li2-ah
u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
mu-kux(DU)
ab-ba-sa6#-ga#
i3-dab5
iti# a2#-ki#-ti
mu# en-unu6#-gal# inanna ba-hun#
4(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 18, 075 06. 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: Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA (P102635) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102635..

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