NMSA 3595

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P341924

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P341924.

Transliteration

5(disz) gurusz a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
3(disz) gurusz a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
ki in-sa6-sa6-ta
kiszib3 igi-gun3
mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam [ba-hul]
5(disz) gurusz
i7 gir2-su
x x la
a-ra2 [n]-kam
[ur-ma-mi]
dumu# a2#-[zi-da]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NMSA 3595. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria (P341924) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P341924..

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