Atiqot 4, pl. 32 76

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102839

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102839.

Transliteration

3(u) 9(asz) gur sila3 sze-ta
ki lugal-e2-mah-e
mu ur-ku3-nun-na
nig2-bi-sze3 ba-hul
kiszib3 dingir-a-bad3
nu-mu-NIG2-BI-e
lugal-inim-[...]
dumu ma-[...]
sukkal [...]
lugal-ka#?-[...]
dumu ma#?-[...]
sukkal#? [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Atiqot 4, pl. 32 76. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem (P102839) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102839..

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