LB 0095

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388652

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388652.

Transliteration

2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
szu-iszkur
1(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
wa-mi-ri2 elam
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
ur-gi7 1(disz) sila3 ninda du8
ninda-bi 2(disz) sila3
1(disz) sila3 ab-ba-gi-na
1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 szul-gi-du-ri2-sze3
5(disz) sila3 ninda szu-zu aga3-us2 ensi2(|PA.TE.SZE3|)-sze3 gen-na
zi-ga u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
kur6 ensi2
iti mu-szu-du7

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0095. 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 (P388652) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388652..

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