CST 662

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P108179

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108179.

Transliteration

5(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur
kiszib3-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u)-am3
kiszib3 ad-da
1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) gur
kiszib3 3(disz) an-na-hi-li-bi
3(barig) kiszib3 lugal-a2-zi-da
3(barig) kiszib3 [...]
1(asz) 4(barig)
kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5#
sza3-gal gu4 udu niga
giri3 ad-da
szunigin 5(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
mu en eridu ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CST 662. 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 (P108179) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P108179..

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