Akkadica 134/1 §2.3

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P459082

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P459082.

Transliteration

6(disz) murgu2 pesz
2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) umbin# ma2
6(disz) u3-suh5 a-da-sze3
ki lu2-kal-la-ta
mar-sa-asz
kiszib3 lu2-sa6#-i3-zu
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 134/1 §2.3. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Pickler Memorial Library, Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, USA (P459082) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P459082..

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