Princeton 2, 349

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201348

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201348.

Transliteration

6(disz) udu u2-ta
sa2-du11 iti 1(disz)-kam
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu ur-bi2-lum ba-hul-ta
iti szu-esz-sza
mu ki-masz u3 hu-ur5-ti ba-hul-sze3
iti-bi 1(u) 4(disz)
udu-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
be-la-at-suh-ner
u3 be-la-at-dar-ra-ba-an
sza3 uri5?-ma
zi-ga ki ur-gu2-edin-ka-ta

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 349. 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 (P201348) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201348..

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