MVN 13, 710

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P117483

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P117483.

Transliteration

[n amar] az
a-ri-[ip]-a-tal lu2 si-ma-nu-um
1(disz) sila4 szu-idim
1(disz) amar masz-da3
e2-a-i3-li2
1(disz) sila4
ri2-ba-a
2(disz) sila4
szesz-da-da sanga
1(disz) sila4
lugal-an-na-ab-tum2
mu-kux(DU) iti sze-sag11-ku5
[mu ur]-bi2-lum [ba]-hul
[u4] 2(u) 4(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 13, 710. 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 (P117483) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P117483..

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