AAICAB 1/2, pl. 160, 1974-365

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248918

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248918.

Transliteration

1(u) 8(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda# [gur]
1(asz) 3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
iti# amar-a-a-si
2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gur
1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
iti# sze-sag11-ku5
8(asz)# 3(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda gur
[n] 1(barig) 4(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur
iti sze-il2-la u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
szunigin# 5(u) 7(asz) [x x] 8(disz)# sila3 [ninda gur] lugal#
szunigin#? 3(asz) [n] 1(barig) sila3 [nig2-ar3-ra] gur#
[...]-a [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 160, 1974-365. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248918) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248918..

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