Princeton 1, 283

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P126972

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P126972.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 4(asz) 5(disz) sila3 sze-numun <gur>
5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 ziz2] gur
3(barig) 2(ban2) gig
sze-numun mur-gu4
2(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) gur
a2 lu2 hun-ga2 a-sza3
ki lu2-szul-gi-ra-ta
kiszib3 asz-a ur-gigir szabra
mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul
ur-gigir
dub-sar
dumu bar-ra-an

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 283. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P126972) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P126972..

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