Position in chronology
JCS 38, 251 07
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P112183.
Transliteration
2(u) masz2 u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5 iti ezem-nin-a-zu mu en-unu6-gal inanna ba-hun 2(u)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — JCS 38, 251 07. 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: San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, California, USA (P112183) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P112183..
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