AUCT 1, 439

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P103284

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103284.

Transliteration

2(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) u8
1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu
5(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) masz2
1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) ud5
2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz)
kiszib3 ka5-a-mu
ki ur-ku3-nun-na-ta
kiszib3-bi 7(disz)-am3
ab-ba-sa6-ga szu ba-ti

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 439. 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 (P103284) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103284..

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