SANTAG 6, 232

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211744

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211744.

Transliteration

2(disz)# sila3 i3-nun
2/3(disz) sila3 i3-[nun] du10-ga
ezem sze-[sag11?]-ku5
4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga
kiszib3 lugal-nir
5(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
i3 gigir
1(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
ezem nesag
szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3-nun du10-ga
gesz-e gu7-bi 1(disz) sila3 1(u) la2 1(disz) gin2
szunigin 2(disz) sila3 i3-nun
szunigin2 i3-nun HA-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
mu ma2-gur8 en-ki

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 232. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211744) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211744..

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