Princeton 2, 385

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201384

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201384.

Transliteration

[4(u) 7(disz)] sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 kin sahar
a2-bi 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
gurusz-e 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2-ta
e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3
sahar si-ga
ugula lugal-nesag-e
kiszib3 ur-lugal
mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8
ur-lugal
dub-sar
dumu da-a-gi4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 385. 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 (P201384) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201384..

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