Fs Lenoble 166, no. 26

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P387649

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387649.

Transliteration

7(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
5(u) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gig gur
kiszib3 ugula kikken2-ke4-ne
2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 4(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
zi-ga didli
3(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
zi-ga lugal-kam
sza3 nibru
szunigin 4(gesz'u) [2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur]
szunigin 5(u) [4(barig) 1(ban2) gig gur]
sza3 bala-[a]
iti li9-[si4]
mu dumu-munus lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Lenoble 166, no. 26. 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 (P387649) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387649..

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