AUCT 1, 381

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P103226

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103226.

Transliteration

1(disz) ab-zi gin2
1(disz) szu-er3-ra
1(disz) si-bi-u5?
1(disz) ap-lu-uh2
1(disz) dim-ni
1(disz) a-hu-um-dingir
1(disz) ad-da-ni
1(disz) puzur4-ig-mu
1(disz) a-hu-wa-qar
1(disz) un?-bi
1(disz) li-bur-szu-suen
1(disz) kal-hi-lum

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 381. 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 (P103226) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103226..

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