CAB.G.3.140

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P424445

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424445.

Transliteration

3(ban2) dabin
1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 esza
er2-e2-nigin2-na
inanna
4(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 esza
na-na-a a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
1(ban2) zi3 sig15 ninda-gur4-ra-sze3
4(disz) sila3 dabin 2(disz) sila3 esza#
kiszib3 kiszib3-NE?
na-na-a sza3 e2-gal
zi-ga sza3 unu-ga
iti ezem-an-na
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CAB.G.3.140. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (P424445) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P424445..

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