AUCT 2, 415

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P104234

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104234.

Transliteration

9(disz) gesz-ur3 8(disz) kusz3-ta
8(disz) gesz-ur3 5(disz) kusz3-ta
8(disz) gesz-ur3 7(disz) kusz3-ta
6(disz) gesz-ur3 6(disz) kusz3-ta
szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) gesz-ur3 kusz3 8(disz)-ta
ki ur-nigar-ta
inim-szara2
szu ba-ti
sza3 umma-ka ki-ba ga2-ga2-dam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 415. 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 (P104234) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104234..

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