AUCT 1, 235

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235785

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235785.

Why it matters

Transliteration

3(disz) gu4 na-lu5
2(disz) gu4 a2-la-la
3(disz) gu4 ur-nigar dub-sar dumu inim-szara2
1(disz) gu4 e2-kur-ra-hi-li-bi
1(disz) gu4 a-tu su-si-ig
1(disz) gu4 sipa-hi-li-a-i3-pa3
1(disz) gu4 kal-la dumu du-du
1(disz) gu4 ur-tur nu-banda3
4(disz) gu4 ur-ba-ba6 unu3
zi-ga
ki en-lil2-la2-ta
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3
szunigin 1(u) 7(disz) gu4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 235. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P235785) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235785..

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