Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 009
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102855.
Transliteration
2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 4(disz) za-ah gug e11 za-gaba u3 nig2-da-ga dingir-re-ne e3-de3 lugal-ku3-zu ki puzur4-er3-ra-ta ba-zi sza3 puzur4-isz-da-gan iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 mu gu-za en-lil2-la2 [ba]-dim2 2(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 009. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Ur-Nammu y14 — The throne of Enlil was fashioned based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.
Attribution
Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P102855) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102855..
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