ArOr 62, 245 I 876

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101893

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101893.

Transliteration

6(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
kun-zi-da amusz gub-ba
3(disz) gurusz u4 1(u)-sze3
en-du8-du-ta
ga2-nun gaba e2 lugal-sze3 gi ga6-ga2
6(disz) gurusz u4 8(disz)-sze3
kasz-de2-a lugal umma-sze3 gen-na
ugula lugal-za-e3
kiszib3 ur-lugal-ka
mu gu-za ku3 en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
[ur-lugal]
dub-[sar]
dumu da-a-[gi4]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ArOr 62, 245 I 876. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P101893) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101893..

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