MVN 13, 573

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P117346

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P117346.

Transliteration

5(disz) ur-gi7 e2-ta i3-ra
sza3-gal u4 1(disz)-a-bi#
1(ban2) zi3-ta
iti 2(disz) u4 5(disz)-sze3#
dabin-bi 2(asz) 5(ban2)
iti pa4-u2-e-ta
u4 2(u) 5(disz)-am3 ba-ra-zal-la-ta
iti diri-sze3
sza3-gal ur-gi7-ra
kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam lu2-ha-ia3
mu e2 szara2 ba-du3
lu2-ha-ia3
dub-sar
dumu [ur-e11-e szusz3]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 13, 573. 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 (P117346) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P117346..

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