CDLJ 2012/1 §4.36

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416447

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416447.

Transliteration

5(disz) udu a-lum
lugal-ma2-gur8-re
u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am maszkim#
2(disz) amar az
e2-uz-ga
a-a-kal-la maszkim
1(disz) gu4 1(u) udu szimaszgi
ur-nin-gubalag nar
sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta
u4 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
ki ab-ba-sa6#-ga-ta
iti ezem-mah#
mu en inanna ba-hun
1(u) 8(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §4.36. 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 (P416447) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416447..

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