AAICAB 1/2, pl. 124, 1971-263

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P248778

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248778.

Transliteration

1(u) 4(disz) ha-bu3-da
ki-la2-bi 9(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
ha-lu5-lu5
1(u) 5(disz) ha-bu3-da
ki-la2-bi 9(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
szesz-a-ni
1(u) 4(disz) ha-bu3-da
ki-la2-bi 9(disz) ma-na 1(u) 2(disz) gin2
ur-nigar
7(disz)# ha-bu3-da
ki-la2-bi 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2
la-a-mu
kin til-la ki lu2-eb-gal-ta
ARAD2 in-la2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 124, 1971-263. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248778) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248778..

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