AUCT 1, 042

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P102888

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102888.

Transliteration

2(u) 4(disz) udu
2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) masz2-gal
[sa2]-du11 inanna unu-sze3
kiszib3 ur-ba-ba6 szabra
ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta ba-zi
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul
2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 042. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P102888) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102888..

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