CUSAS 39, 237

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P250792

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250792.

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 lugal-i3-sa6
5(disz) sila3 ku5-da
2(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-<a> ma-ri2<>-sze3 i3-du
2(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-<a> giri3 lu2-igi-sa6-sa6
1(disz) sila3 lu2 gu-du-du
1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
3(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
1(disz) sila3 esza
szunigin 1(disz) sila3 esza
szunigin 1(ban2) zi3-gu saga
szunigin 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze
u4 2(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 237. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P250792) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250792..

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