LB 0306

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388833

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388833.

Transliteration

3(disz) tug2 guz-za lugal
ki-la2-bi 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
1(disz) tug2 gu2-la2 sig5
ki-la2-bi 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
2(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
ki-la2-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
mu-kux(DU)
ur-da-mu
iti ezem-dumu-zi
mu nanna ga-esz5 e2-a ba-ku4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0306. 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 (P388833) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388833..

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