UET 3, 1196

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P137521

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P137521.

Transliteration

5(disz) u8 1(u) 3(disz) ud5
ugula ur-nig2 szusz3
5(disz) ud5
ugula ur-szul-gi szusz3
udu-ta nigin2-na x-x-e-ne-ne#
mu-kux(DU) e2?-udu-niga-sze3
nanna#-[x] i3-dab5
giri3 en-ki-he2-gal2 na-gada
u3 giri3 szesz-kal-la aga3-us2
iti u5-bi2-gu7 u4 4(disz)-kam
mu bad3 gal ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — UET 3, 1196. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P137521) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P137521..

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