HLC 177 (pl. 105)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110052

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110052.

Transliteration

2(bur'u) 1(bur3) GAN2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
1(asz)? min-a-bi? GAN2 1(asz) 1(barig)-ta
a-sza3 ambar
1(bur'u)# 2(bur3) GAN2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
[a]-sza3 u3-gig
2(esze3) GAN2 gig 1(asz) gur
mur-bi 2(barig)
ur-lamma dumu szesz-szesz
1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 1(barig) 3(ban2) masz babbar
2(bur3) GAN2 gu2 4(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 177 (pl. 105). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P110052) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110052..

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