AUCT 2, 402

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104220

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104220.

Transliteration

4(u) 7(disz) udu gub-ba-am3
iti ezem-szu-suen u4 2(u) 7(disz) ba-zal
1(u) 3(disz) sila4 mu-kux(DU) sza3 unu
1(gesz2)
sza3-bi-ta
6(disz) udu e2-muhaldim u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
iti ezem-szu-suen
4(u) 2(disz) udu kiszib3 a-al-la-mu
1(disz) udu kiszib3 dingir-lu2-sa6
2(disz) masz2 kiszib3 ur-ku3-nun-na
4(disz) udu kiszib3 sipa ur-ra
1(disz)# udu# x-ab-lu-a
[ba]-zi
[iti ... u4 x] ba-zal
[mu en ]inanna#? masz2-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 402. 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 (P104220) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104220..

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