NRVN 1, 265

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122482

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122482.

Transliteration

2(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 iz-zi gul-la
2(disz) kusz3 dagal hi-a
sukud-bi 1/2(disz) ninda2 2(disz) kusz3
gesz-gi-bi 2(u) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
a2 gurusz 1(disz)-a 1/3(disz) sar-ta
gurusz-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) u4 asz-sze3
eb2-gul
gesz-gi sumun
e2 ne3-eri11-<gal> iri bar-ka
ki ur-isztaran
iti sze-sag11-ku5
u4 5(disz) ba-zal
mu si-ma-num2 ba-hul-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 265. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P122482) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122482..

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