AAICAB 1/3, pl. 231, Bod S 220

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P249128

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249128.

Transliteration

3(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) sa gi
giri3 gu-u2-gu-a
2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sa gi
giri3 lu2-nin-an-dul3
3(u) 4(disz) sa gi
giri3 lu2-dingir-ra
2(u) 3(disz) sa gi giri3 a-du-mu
8(disz) sa gi giri3 lu2-gi-na
3(u) 2(disz) sa gi giri3 dingir-sukkal
szunigin 7(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz)# sa gi
en-du8-du-ta
e2-masz kux(KWU147)-ra
gaba-ri kiszib3 ad-da
iti ezem-szul-gi-ra
mu en inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 231, Bod S 220. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P249128) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P249128..

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