Princeton 1, 319

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127008

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127008.

Transliteration

3(u) 5(disz) pesz3 sze-er-gu
3(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na duh gesz-i3-ka
nig2 gu7-a geme2 dumu
ki ur-szul-pa-e3-ta
kiszib3 ensi2-ka
mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8
4(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda zi3 sig15 du8-ta gi4-a
1(asz) 1(ban2) ninda gesz-asz al-gi-ra gur
5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) la2 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda du gur
3(barig) kasz du
1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2
6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) zu2-lum gur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 319. 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 (P127008) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127008..

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