RA 019, 043 111

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127713

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127713.

Transliteration

4(disz) sila3 kasz du
4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
tu-ra-am3-i3-li2 lu2 kas4
4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3
2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
szu-suen lu2 kas4
zi-gum2-e igi-kar2-kar2-de3 gen-na
4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 zi3
2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
nanna-ki-ag2 lu2 kas4
lu2# sa2-du11-ga-da gen-na
iti amar-a-a-si

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RA 019, 043 111. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P127713) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127713..

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