SACT 2, 181

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129138

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129138.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(disz) kid nir
ki-la2-bi 2(disz) sar
ma2 dida ba-a-dul9
ki a-gu-ta
kiszib3 na-ba-sa6
kasz-de2-a-sze3
mu en-unu6-gal ba-hun
[ur-li9-si4]
ensi2 umma
na-ba-sa6
dumu ur-szul-pa-e3
ARAD2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 181. 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 (P129138) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129138..

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