Amherst 033

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P100871

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P100871.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(asz) sze gur lugal
sza3-gal erin2-na-sze3
ki ur-gigir-ta
kiszib3 a2-sa6-ga
nu-banda3 a-hu-a
iti mu-szu-du7
mu sza-asz-ru-um ba-hul
nimgir#?-sza3-kusz2#?
dub-sar
dumu ma2-gur8-re

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Amherst 033. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P100871) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P100871..

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