Fs Jones 038 3

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P109342

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109342.

Transliteration

[... x x] n(barig) 1(ban2)# 5(disz)# [amar-suen] sipa kalam#-[ma]
[... x x x] 3(barig)# 1(ban2) 5(disz) amar-[]suen# []isztaran-gin7 si-sa2
[... x x] 1(ban2)# 5(disz) amar-suen# ki-ag2 [nanna]
[...]
[... x x] 2(ban2) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [amar-suen] ur kalam#-[ma]
[...] sila3 2(ban2) 1(ban2) 5(disz) amar#-[suen] iri-na hi-li-[bi]
[...] 4(disz) sila3 2(ban2) 1(ban2) 5(disz) amar-suen# [x ...]
[...] 2(disz) 1(ban2) x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Jones 038 3. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P109342) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109342..

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