AUCT 2, 308

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104126

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104126.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4 niga nin-sun2#?
1(disz) gu4 u2 asar-[lu2-hi]
1(disz) gu4 u2 nin-dam-an-na
sza3 kuara
1(disz) gu4 u2 en-ki
sza3 eridu u4 4(disz)-kam
1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) amar# nanna
sza3 a2-ki-ti
1(disz) gu4 szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim mu lu2 masz2-da-re-a
u4 7(disz)-kam sza3 uri5
ki puzur4-en-lil2-ta
szul-gi-i3-li2 i3-dab5
iti a2-ki-ti
mu en inanna masz2-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 308. 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 (P104126) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104126..

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