MVN 05, 013

~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P114233

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114233.

Transliteration

1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) tug2 usz-bar
2(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar tur
1(gesz2) usz-bar ka-kam
ki-la2-bi 5(u) 8(asz) gu2
3(u) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2
tug2 gu2-na iri
ki lu2-kal-la-ta
kiszib3 i3-kal-la
mu sza-asz-szu2-ru ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 05, 013. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Šaššuru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P114233) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114233..

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