CDLJ 2007/1 §3.37

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P368388

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P368388.

Transliteration

2(u) 3(asz) sze [gur]
ur-an-dul3 kikken2#?
6(asz) 1(barig) gur
inim-szara2# kuruszda
2(asz) gig gur
igi-dingir-sze3 lu2 szabra
3(asz) gur
ur-nin-tu
1(u) 1(asz) gur ur-isztaran# ugula kikken
sze gesz e3-a
giri3 szesz-kal-la

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2007/1 §3.37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (P368388) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P368388..

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