Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 141
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103959.
Transliteration
2(disz) kir11 niga 2(disz) asz2-gar3 niga 1(disz) udu 2(disz) gukkal 3(disz) gukkal gesz-du3 1(u) 2(disz) udu a-lum 1(disz) sila4 a-lum u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta na-lu5 i3-dab5 iti a2-ki-ti mu en nanna ba-hun 2(u) 3(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 141. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y15 — The en-priest of Nanna was 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 (P103959) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103959..
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