HLC 221 (pl. 108)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110095

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110095.

Transliteration

3(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gazi gur lugal
3(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 sze-lu2 gur
1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gamun2
4(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 zi-zi-bi2-a-num2
2(barig) 4(disz) sila3 mun
sza3 gir2-su
4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gazi
2(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) mun
sza3 gu2-ab-ba
e2 szu-szum2-ma
sza3-da dumu ba-zi
giri3 lu2-dingir-ra szabra
u3 lu2-nanna szagina

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 221 (pl. 108). 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 (P110095) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110095..

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