AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 23 (130)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P249030

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249030.

Transliteration

1(asz) zi3 dabin gur
ki ha-bu3-ka-ta
3(barig) zi3 dabin ki ab-ba-du10-ga-ta
ki# e2 ensi2-gal-ta
5(ban2) zi3-sig15 3(ban2) esza
2(barig) dabin#
ki ur-lamma-ta
2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
ki ur-su4-an-na
x x [...] x x [...]
[mu?]-kux(DU)?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 203, Bod B 23 (130). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P249030) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249030..

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