MVN 08, 142

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P115533

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115533.

Transliteration

5(disz) gu4 1(disz) ab2
egir e2-du6-la
mardax(AMAR)-ma-an-ta
1(disz) sila4 ensi2 gu2-du8-a
1(disz) sila4 puzur4-sud3
2(u) 1(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) kir11
s,e-lu-usz-da-gan
1(disz) sila4 szar-ru-um-i3-li2
1(disz) udu niga ur-nigar ka-guru7
1(disz) masz-da3 puzur4-lamma
mu-kux(DU) iti a2-ki-ti
mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3
u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 08, 142. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: College de France, Paris, France (P115533) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115533..

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