NMSA 3682

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P341950

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P341950.

Transliteration

4(disz) gesz 1(barig)
1(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
1(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
1(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
3(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
5(disz) gesz sza3-x
zu2-lum-bi 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) gesz hi-a
apin-la2 ur-gigir nu-banda3-gu4
nin-si-gar bahar3?-ka
mu us2-sa ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NMSA 3682. 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 (P341950) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P341950..

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