Princeton 2, 263

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201261

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201261.

Transliteration

3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 [...]
1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 s,i-iszkur
4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szu-[...]
4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 szesz-tab-ba
1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 nu-ru-um
1(ban2) 2(disz) gin2 ka-lal3
4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 nu-bi-rum-i3-li2
4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 ur-e2-an-na
1(disz) dug dida 2(ban2) zi3-gu
[tu]-ra-am-i3-li2
1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 a-da-lal3
1(ban2) 4(disz) gin2 a-su-lugal
8(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 iszkur-ba-ni
u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 263. 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 (P201261) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201261..

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