AUCT 1, 353

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P103198

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103198.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 4(u) x-[x]
6(disz) eme-sig
2(u) 1(asz) gu2 mangaga
5(u) esir2 had2 gur
2(u) 3(disz) esir2 E2-A
1(u) 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a2 sza3-gal nagar
iti 8(disz)-kam
8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar a2 ma2-gin2
1(u) 3(disz) i3-ku6
1(szar2) gag ma-nu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 353. 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 (P103198) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103198..

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