CDLJ 2012/1 §4.31

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416432

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416432.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4 niga
7(gesz2) ab2 niga
5(gesz2) 1(disz) gu4
6(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) ab2
1(gesz2) kunga2-nita2
[n] 2(disz)# dusu2#-nita2
szu-szum2-ma#
ki na-sa6
iti ezem-an-na u4 3(u) ba-zal
mu ha-ar-szi u3 ki-masz ba#-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §4.31. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (P416432) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416432..

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