AUCT 2, 349

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104167

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104167.

Transliteration

2(disz) sze im u2-du
2(disz) kal-sza ab-ba ak
2(disz) sza3 e2-gal
1(disz) i-gi
3(disz) ninda
1(u) ninda i-gi [x]
1(u) ninda sig15 dub#?-gal2#
1(u) ninda da-num2-da-ha-ab?
1(u) ninda si-du3
2(disz) szu-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 349. 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 (P104167) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104167..

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