MVN 20, 114

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P143047

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P143047.

Transliteration

1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)#? nig2-dag?
NE-ta gi4 iri e2!(GA2) USZ-ka-limmu2
1(gesz'u)# sza3#-gal# he2-dab5
giri3 lu2-szara2 gu-za-la2
1(disz) i3-da-ga
1(disz) x in-u9-u9? en-nu-ga2 ti-la
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 20, 114. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P143047) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P143047..

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