CDLB 2016/001, §2.2.1

~2041 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P392635

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392635.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) u8 sila4 nu-a
1(u) ud5 masz2 nu-a
a-bi-a-bi-ih
1(u) u8
1(u) ud5
ur-nigar ab2-rig5-e
ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
ur-ku3-nun-na
i3-dab5
iti a2-ki-ti
mu sza-asz-ru ba-hul
4(u)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLB 2016/001, §2.2.1. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y6 — Šašru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, USA (P392635) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P392635..

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