AAICAB 1/2, pl. 100, 1937-044

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248655

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248655.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz)# [sila3] ninda saga gur#
sza3-bi-ta
2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
kiszib3 lugal-ezem
1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur
kiszib3 ur-zu
3(barig) 1(ban2)
kiszib3 in-sa6-sa6#
5(u) 2(disz) sila3 gur#
zi-ga kasz-de2#-[a]
szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(barig) 8(disz) 1/3(disz)# [gur]
zi-ga-am3
diri 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur#
nig2-ka9-ak ur-gigir#
mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 100, 1937-044. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248655) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248655..

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