AUCT 2, 323

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104141

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104141.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] 5(disz) masz2 la2-ia3
[iti] a2-ki-ti ba-zal
[x] udu iti u5-bi2-gu7
[x] udu iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
ki a-ba-en-lil2-gin7-ta
4(disz) sila4 iti ezem-nin-a-zu
1(disz) masz2 iti ezem-szul-gi
5(disz) udu iti ezem-szu-suen
1(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 iti ezem-mah
ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
la2-ia3-am3
ur-mes! i3-x-IGI
sza3-bi-ta
[mu na]-ru2-a-mah ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 323. 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 (P104141) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104141..

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