OIP 115, 148

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123674

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123674.

Transliteration

4(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4 niga
1(disz) sila4 ensi2 umma
1(disz) masz2 id-da-a
1(disz) sila4 ARAD2-u3
1(disz) sila4 a-mur-e2-a
2(disz) sila4 en inanna
1(disz) sila4 ur-en-lil2-la2
1(u) udu niga 2(disz) sila4
szu-en-lil2
1(disz) sila4 ur-suen dumu szesz-da-da sanga
mu-kux(DU)
iti masz-da3-gu7
mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3
u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 115, 148. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P123674) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123674..

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