MVN 03, 376

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113936

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113936.

Transliteration

1(asz) 3(barig) sze gur
kiri6 ne3-eri11-gal
giri3 i-ri-ib-bu-um u3 mu-tum-dingir
1(asz) gur e2 szu-ga-tum
2(barig) ziz2 e2 i-la-ak-nu-id
3(barig) 2(ban2) sze ki e2-a-szar
1(asz) gur e2-gal gu-la giri3 i-ri-ib
2(asz) gur gu2 i7 idigna
ki i-la-ak-nu-id
szunigin 6(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
szu ti-a
ze2-ze2-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 376. 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 (P113936) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113936..

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