ArOr 62, 247 I 879

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101895

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101895.

Transliteration

1(barig) kasz du
1(barig) ninda 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
1(u) 5(disz) ku6 1(u) 5(disz) sa szum2
sza3-gal szu-i3-li2-a
lu2 kin-gi4-a u3 a-pi4-sal4
1(barig) kasz du
1(barig) ninda 1(disz) sila3 i3-<gesz>
1(u) 5(disz) ku6 1(u) 5(disz) sa szum2
sza3-gal szar-ru-um-i3-li2
lu2 kin-gi4-a
u3 gu2-de3-na
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ArOr 62, 247 I 879. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic (P101895) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101895..

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