CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.4

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P392628

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392628.

Transliteration

3(u) sa gu
nig2-dab5 iti sze-kar-ra#-gal2-la
1(gesz2) sa gu
ezem nesag
1(gesz2) sa gu
ezem e2-iti-6(disz)
3(u) sa gu
ezem pa4-u2-e
ki ur-nin-tu-ta
kiszib3 lu2-nin-szubur
mu# sza#-asz-szu2-ru-um<> a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul
lu2-nin-szubur
dub-sar
dumu szesz-kal-la
szabra

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLB 2016/001, §2.3.4. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA (P392628) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392628..

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