MVN 08, 093

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P115484

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115484.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4
u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
1(disz) kunga2-nita2
u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
mu-kux(DU)
ki du11-ga-ta
[]en-lil2-la2 i3-dab5
iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
mu ma2-dara3-abzu en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
1(disz) gu4 1(disz) ansze hi-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 08, 093. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: College de France, Paris, France (P115484) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115484..

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