Princeton 2, 478

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201477

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201477.

Transliteration

1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2-ha-la-mu gaba-asz
1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz du 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) sa szum2 na-bi2-suen gaba-asz
3(disz) dug dida 2(ban2) kasz du 2(ban2) sila3 zi3-gu 1(barig) dabin lugal sza3-gal kas4 gaba-asz bala-a
giri3 na-bi2-suen
u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
iti dumu-zi
mu hu-hu-nu-ri

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 478. 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 (P201477) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201477..

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