NRVN 1, 183

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122400

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122400.

Transliteration

1(barig) 3(ban2) sze a2 x [...]
gu4?-gal sze gal sze nin-[...]
e2 u4 2(u)-sze3 tug2-dam
mu lugal-bi in-pa3
ki ur-sukkal-ta
szu-iszkur szu ba-ti
1(disz) ur-tum-al
1(disz) szesz-kal-la
1(disz) lu2-en-lil2-la2
lu2-inim-ma-bi
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu e2 szara2 umma ba-du3
szu-iszkur
dumu ha-ba-ti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 183. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P122400) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122400..

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