MVN 05, 092

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P114312

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114312.

Transliteration

[ku3]-bi 5(disz)#? 1/2(disz#? gin2# [1(u) sze]
sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
sza3#-bi-ta
4(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
kiszib3 gu-du-du
3(u) la2 1(disz@t) ir7 tu-gur4
ku3-bi 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze
e2-gal-sze3 de6-a
kiszib3 ensi2-ka
szunigin 6(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
zi-ga-am3
diri#? 5/6(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 05, 092. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P114312) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114312..

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