AAICAB 1/2, pl. 124, 1971-262

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248777

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248777.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) udu niga 5/6(disz) sila3-ta
2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga
5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
u4 1(u) 7(disz)-sze3
1(gesz2) 6(disz) udu niga 5/6(disz)# sila3-ta
2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh saga
5(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
u4 1(u) 3(disz)-sze3 szunigin 6(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
szunigin 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh saga gur
szunigin 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh du
sza3-gal udu niga sa2-du11
ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 124, 1971-262. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248777) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248777..

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