AfO 04, 23

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P100278

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P100278.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4-gesz
gu4 nig2-gur11 ab-ba-gi-na
u2-gu ba-an-de2
du11-ga-zi-da-ke4
ab-ba-gi-na-ra
iti ki-siki nin-a-zu-ta u4 7(disz) ba-ra-zal-sze3
gu4-zu ga-mu-ra-ab-de6
in-na-du11
mu lugal-bi i3-pa3
igi szara2-asz-a!(MIN)-mu-tum2-sze3
igi ha-ha-sza dam-gar3-sze3
igi lu2-szul-gi-ra-sze3
mu en inanna unu masz2-e i3-pa3
du11-ga-zi-da
dumu ur-x-ma

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AfO 04, 23. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany (P100278) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P100278..

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