MVN 03, 293

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113853

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113853.

Transliteration

1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
sze-ba kasz-a gub-ba
u3 geme2 e2-bappir
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
szunigin 3(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur
sze-ba kasz-a gub-ba u3 geme2 e2-bappir
la2-ia3 su-ga iti 2(disz)-kam
ki ur3-re-ba-ab-du7
kiszib3 en-um-i3-li2 lu2 lunga3
mu e2 szara2 umma ba-du3
en-um-i3-li2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 293. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P113853) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113853..

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