BJRL 64, 115 83

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P106877

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P106877.

Transliteration

1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
szunigin 4(disz) gesz hi-a
zu2-lum-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2)
iti# min#-esz3
lugal-za3-ge-si
1(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
zu2-lum-bi# 4(barig)
kiri6 nigar-ki-du10
x 2(disz) i3-gesz lugal-u3-ra-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BJRL 64, 115 83. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (P106877) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P106877..

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