Nisaba 32, 189

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P325921

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P325921.

Transliteration

1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
tu-ra-am-i3-li2
1/2(disz) puzur4-e2-a
1(disz) ur-szul-pa-e3
2/3(disz) ur-KA-na-ra
1/2(disz) ur-suen dam-gar3
1(disz) ad-da-kal-la
ku3#-babbar# ib2#-tak4#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Nisaba 32, 189. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (P325921) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P325921..

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