LB 0055

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388618

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388618.

Transliteration

1(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur
sza3-bi-ta
7(asz) 1(ban2) gur szu ti-a
1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 1(disz) sila3 i3-dub
ur-gigir
2(u) 1(asz) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sza3-bi-ta
6(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) szu ti-[a]
1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz)? sila3 [...]
a2 lu2# [hun-ga2]
1(u) 7(asz)? [...]
x [...]
6(asz) [...]
4(asz) 3(ban2) [...]
6(asz) 1(ban2) [...]
1(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 i3-dub

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0055. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P388618) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388618..

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