TRU 342

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135106

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135106.

Transliteration

1(disz)# dusu2-nita2
1(disz) dusu2-munus
szu-gid2
ur-gi7-re ba-ab-gu7
giri3 hu-na-zi nu-banda3
ki puzur4-esz18-dar szagina
ARAD2-mu maszkim
u4 2(u)-kam
ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
ba-zi
giri3 nu-ur2-suen
u3 pu3-um-wa-qar
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
[mu] en inanna [unu]-ga masz2-e i3-pa3
2(disz) dusu2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 342. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P135106) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135106..

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