AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 161

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P249063

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249063.

Transliteration

x x 1(u)# 6(disz)# [x]
2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(u) 6(disz) gal
3(gesz2) [n] 3(u) 6(disz) u4
3(u) 5(disz) nigin2
x
x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 217, Bod S 161. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P249063) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249063..

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