RA 019, 043 116

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127715

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127715.

Transliteration

lu2 kas4-me
u3-na-du11 a-bu-i3-lum ensi2 sa-bu-um
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 ninda
a-bi2 lu2 tukul
szuszin-sze3 du-ni
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
1(disz) id-gur2 i3 [x]
szul-gi-lugal lu2-gigir KU-tug2-sze3 gen-na
iti sze-sag11-ku5

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RA 019, 043 116. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P127715) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127715..

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