SACT 1, 133

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128888

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128888.

Transliteration

1(disz) amar-sag uz-tur ba-usz2
iti-ta u4 2(disz) ba-ra-zal
e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
1(disz) amar-sag uz-tur
5(disz) tu-gur4
e2-u4-7(disz) sza3 nibru
giri3 nin-ga2
iti-ta u4 5(disz) ba-ra-zal
zi-ga
a2-bi2-li2-a
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 1, 133. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P128888) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128888..

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