ViOr 8/1, 035

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P141977

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P141977.

Transliteration

3(u) sa gi
dug dida ubur-imin
e2-u4-7(disz) ki er3-e-eb
kiszib3 lugal-ezem
sza3 bala-a
mu lugal bad3 mu-du3
lugal-ezem dub-[sar]
dumu lugal-e2-mah#-[e]
szabra#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ViOr 8/1, 035. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy (P141977) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P141977..

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