AAICAB 1/3, pl. 204, Bod B 11 (118)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P249031

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249031.

Transliteration

1(u) 4(disz)# [...] x x
4(disz) sila3 kasz ninda-ta#
u4 3(disz)-kam
4(ban2) 4(disz)# sila3# kasz 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda#
a2 u4# [n]-kam#
4(ban2)# 4(disz)# sila3 kasz# 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
[a2 u4 n]-kam#
[...] x x
[...]
[...]
[...] lu2# [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 204, Bod B 11 (118). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P249031) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249031..

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