OTR 130

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123065

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123065.

Transliteration

3(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur lugal
1(asz) 4(barig) zi3 gur
i3-dub gar3-szum
5(asz) 4(barig) ziz2 gur
giri3 ab-ba-mu
4(asz) 3(barig) gur
giri3 lu2-na-ru2-a
la2-ia3-am3
diri 1(u) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
giri3 ur-ba-ba6 dumu ur-sa6-ga
i3-dub KWU509-num2-ma

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OTR 130. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA (P123065) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123065..

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