MVN 01, 220

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113253

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113253.

Transliteration

9(asz) gu2 1(u) la2 1/3(disz) ma-na siki-gi siki kur-ra
nig2-sa10-ma-sze3
1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki ge6
da-da-ga
1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki ge6
ur-nin-tu
1(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki ge6
dingir-ra
ki ensi2-ta
da-da-ga
szu ba-ti
iti li9-si4
mu us2-sa ki-masz[] ba-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 01, 220. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany (P113253) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113253..

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