AUCT 2, 242

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104060

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104060.

Transliteration

la2-ia3 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze saga
i3-la-ni-ib
5(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 nin-ki-ur5-sa6
5(disz) sila3 nin-kal-la
4(disz) sila3 nin-e-bar-ga2
4(disz) sila3 nin-ama-mu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 242. 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 (P104060) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104060..

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