AAICAB 1/2, pl. 095, 1935-550

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248625

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248625.

Transliteration

6(gesz2)# 2(u) sze gur si-sa2
6(disz)? |DISZx2U@t| ziz2 gur
2(disz)? |DISZx2U@t| gig gur
ur-nigar
1(u)? |DISZx2U@t| 4(ban2) 5(disz) gig
a-kal-la
sza3# uri5-sze3
4(disz)? |DISZx2U@t| u-bar-sa-HI-a
3(u) u3-ma-ni
1(u) si-NE#-e
2(gesz2)# |DISZx2U@t| u3-ma-ur3-ni
sze zi-ga ka-ma#-ri2#[]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 095, 1935-550. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248625) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248625..

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