SA 147

~2043 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128639

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128639.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) gu4 niga 6(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta
2(disz) gu4 4(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta
1(disz) gu4 4(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh
8(disz) gu4 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-ta
2(disz) gu4 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh-ta
u4 3(disz)-sze3
4(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta
2(disz) gu4 4(disz) sila3 sze 2(ban2) duh-ta
1(disz) ab2 amar-ra 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 duh-ta
u4 7(disz)-sze3
szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur
szunigin 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 duh du gur
iti dumu-zi
mu en-unu6-gal inanna ba-hun
sza3 umma

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 147. 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: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128639) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128639..

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