Fs Lenoble 160, no. 01

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P387624

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387624.

Transliteration

5(disz) gurusz u4 3(u) la2 1(asz@t)-sze3
sza3 bala-a
5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
bala-ta gen-na
ugula ukken-ne2
kiszib3 nam-<sza3>-tam a-du-mu
mu ur-bi2-lum ba-hul
ur-suen
dub-sar
dumu ur-gigir

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Lenoble 160, no. 01. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: American University of Beirut Archaeological Museum, Beirut, Lebanon (P387624) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387624..

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