Princeton 2, 171

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201169

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201169.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4 lu2-e2-a
1(disz) gu4 ha-an-du
1(disz) gu4 kal-la dub-sar
1(disz) gu4 e2-kur-ra-hi-li-bi
1(disz) gu4 lugal-iti!-da gu-za-la2
2(disz) gu4 da-a-ti
1(disz) gu4 sipa-hi-li ub?-pa3
x [...]
5(disz) gu4 isz-me-nin-tu
szunigin 2(u) gu4
gu4-tuku gu-za-ni
bar-ta-gal2-la kiszib3 nu-ub-tuku
ka-ga gi-na
en-lil2-la2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 171. 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 (P201169) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201169..

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