AAICAB 1/2, pl. 104, 1937-064

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248675

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248675.

Transliteration

1(u) 2(disz) udu
1(u) 5(disz) u8
1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) masz2-gal
1(u) 5(disz) ud5
szu-gid2
szu-en-lil2-la2-ra
udu-na ki-ba ba-na-a-gar
iti u4 3(disz) ba-ni
zi-ga ki lu2-dingir-ra
na-sa6 i3-dab5
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu ki-masz u3 hu-ur5-ti ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 104, 1937-064. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248675) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248675..

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