Fs Lenoble 163, no. 11

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P387634

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387634.

Transliteration

1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3
sze ma2-a si-ga
ma2 gid2-da
sze ba-al-la
ma2 diri-ga
ugula a-a-gi-na
kiszib3 nam-ha-ni
iti min-esz3
mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam-asz-<<sze3>> ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Lenoble 163, no. 11. 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 (P387634) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387634..

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