ViOr 8/1, 054

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P141996

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P141996.

Transliteration

3(u) la2 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
ugula da-da
3(u) 3(barig) sze gur
5(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gu2-nida! gur
ugula lu2-gi-na
3(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur
[n] 3(ban2) ziz2 gu2-nida gur
ugula x-x-x
x [...] sze# gur
x [x x ziz2 gu2-nida gur]
ugula# [...]
giri3 lugal#-e2-mah-e
mu e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
NIG2 2(u) NIG2 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ViOr 8/1, 054. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Università Pontificia Salesiana, Rome, Italy (P141996) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P141996..

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