AUCT 1, 282

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P103127

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103127.

Transliteration

5(disz) udu
2(u) 5(disz) sila4
1(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal
1(disz) ud5
1(u) 3(disz) masz2
mu ensi2 gir2-su-sze3
ki a-hu-we-er-ta
du11-ga i3-dab5
giri3 ur-lugal-banda3
5(u)
iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
mu ma2-dara3-abzu en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 282. 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 (P103127) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103127..

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