MVN 10, 150

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P115920

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115920.

Transliteration

5(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) gur 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
su-ga erin2-na
sza3-bi-ta
2(u) 5(asz) gur
ku5-da-mu
szu ba-ti
mu-kux(DU)
la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gur
lu2-nin-szubur
dumu ka5-a-ke4
su-su-dam
nu-banda3 ur-sa6-ga gu-za-la2
mu us2-sa ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 10, 150. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque de Versailles, Versailles, France (P115920) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115920..

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