RTC 350

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128503

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128503.

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 zi3
lu2-da-mu
sze e2-udu-ka-sze3 im-szi-gen-na
2(disz) sila3 e3-dar-ki-ni
egir nin-u3-kul-e?-ki-ag2-a-sze3 gen-na
2(disz) sila3 a-hu-ni
2(disz) sila3 a-na-a-a
lu2 szuszin-ta-me
2(disz) sila3 da-a-a sukkal
sze lu2 ma2 gal-gal-ke4-ne-sze3 im-szi-gen-na
2(disz) sila3 szul-gi-en-lil2-la2
ki ensi2-ka-sze3 gen-na
zi-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
iti szu-numun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RTC 350. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P128503) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128503..

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