Atiqot 4, pl. 29 73

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102836

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102836.

Transliteration

5(disz) ma-na [x]
sagi
4(disz) lugal-du
5(disz) szu-i PAP
5(gesz2) la2? 1(disz)? ma-na lugal-ma2?
1(u) szesz-szesz PAP
4(disz) ba-al-li2
3(disz) hul
5(disz) ur-nirx(|MIR.ZA|)
5(disz) lul-gu#-ak?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Atiqot 4, pl. 29 73. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (P102836) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102836..

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