AnOr 01, 179

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P101170

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101170.

Transliteration

3(disz) udu niga saga 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 sze-ta
1(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 duh saga-ta
2(u) udu niga il udu bala-a
1(disz) sila3 sze-ta
u4 3(u)-sze3
szunigin 8(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) sze gur
szunigin 6(asz) duh saga gur
iti min-esz3
mu si-ma-num2 ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 01, 179. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France (P101170) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101170..

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