MVN 01, 234

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113267

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113267.

Transliteration

7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma2-gin2
1(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) ma2-lah5
1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)# 1/2(disz) ugula ur-saga
1(u) la2 1(disz) ugula szara2-a-mu
1(disz) nagar
1(disz) ad-kup4
1(u) la2 1(disz) sza3 mar-sa
1(u) 6(disz) sza3 en-nun
1(disz) ugula da-du-mu
gurum2 ak mar-sa u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul
iti dumu-zi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 01, 234. 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 (P113267) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113267..

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