OTR 131

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123066

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123066.

Transliteration

5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
ki ba-na-ti-ta
7(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
ki ur-nansze dumu ur-ig-alim-ta
3(disz) gin2 la2 igi-6(disz)-gal2
ki ur-su4-an-na dumu ur-gigir-ta
igi-3(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze
ki lu2-utu ugula kikken2-ta
szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 5(disz) sze
kiszib3 ensi2-ka
giri3 ur-ba-ba6 dumu si-du3
mu ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OTR 131. 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 (P123066) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123066..

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