AAICAB 1/2, pl. 123, 1971-248

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248763

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248763.

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
giri3-ni-i3-sa6
1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz
1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3(disz) ku6 2(disz) szum2
puzur4-esz18-dar
3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
e-mul
3(ban2) ninda 3(ban2) kasz du sza3-gal kas4-e-ne
giri3 e-mul
u4 5(disz)-kam
iti min3-esz3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 123, 1971-248. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248763) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248763..

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