ASJ 16, 109 13

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102592

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102592.

Transliteration

2(gesz'u) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
a2 gurusz in-nu ga6 2(gesz'u) 3(barig)? 2(ban2) gur-kam
4(gesz'u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
a2 gurusz gi-zi ga6 gu-nigin2 4(gesz'u) 1(disz) 1/3(disz)-kam
erin2 du6-lugal-pa-e3
ki eb-KU-a-ba-ta
ku-li szabra
i3-dab5
iti 5(disz)-kam
mu ha-ar-szi x-[x]-x ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ASJ 16, 109 13. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bible Lands Museum, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA (P102592) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102592..

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