AUCT 2, 282

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104100

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104100.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu
4(disz) sila4 kin-gi4-a
6(disz) sila4
3(u) 4(disz) masz2
6(disz) ud5 masz2 nu-a
2(u) 4(disz) ud5
2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)
ib2-tak4 nig2-ka9-ak
ku-e-la-ak kuruszda
giri3 be-li2-ba-ni lu2 asz2-nun-na
iti a2-ki-ti
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 282. 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 (P104100) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104100..

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