AUCT 1, 956

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P103801

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103801.

Transliteration

2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 la2 4(disz) sze a-ri2-lum ku3-babbar
ma-gar a na8-na8 ge6
na-tum-da ki x ku3-sig17 HI-da
ba-an-[gar]
ki lu2-dingir-ra-[ta]
ba-zi
sza3 puzur4-isz-da-gan
iti masz-da3-ku3-gu7
mu en unu-ga ba-hun
2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 la2 4(disz) sze

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 956. 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 (P103801) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103801..

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