HLC 178 (pl. 104)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110053

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110053.

Transliteration

3(ban2) kasz saga
1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du
2(ban2) dabin
6(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
3(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
szul-gi pa4-enku-sze3 gen-na
1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
3(ban2) kasz saga
ki an-na
3(ban2) kasz saga
1(barig) kasz du
1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10
nig2 ezem-ma? u4 2(disz)-kam szul-gi
iti amar-a-a-si

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 178 (pl. 104). 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 (P110053) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110053..

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