Fs Lenoble 169, no. 42

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P387665

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387665.

Transliteration

4(u) 1(disz) gurusz 2(disz) tu#-[ra]
ki-su7-ra a-sza3 tur
sze-duru5 im ur3-ra u4 1(disz)-sze3
2(u) 1(disz) gurusz 3(disz) tu-ra
ki-su7-ra gu-la
a-sza3 la2-mah gub-ba
kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam a-tu
x a-ra2 mu?
iti nesag
mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam ba-hul#
a-tu
dub-sar
dumu lugal-sa6-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Fs Lenoble 169, no. 42. 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 (P387665) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P387665..

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