LB 0301

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388829

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388829.

Transliteration

2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
szu-iszkur
1(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum
1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-szu
2(disz) sila3 wa-mu
1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 puzur4-esz18-dar
giri3 en-u2-szim-ma
1(asz) gu2? su3? ur2 x x
5(disz) sila3 lu2-inanna a-zu
giri3 a-kal-la
2(disz) DIB? ur-re-tum
zi-ga u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
szuku ensi2
iti ezem-ba-ba6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0301. 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 (P388829) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388829..

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