CDLJ 2008/2 §2.16

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P382201

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382201.

Transliteration

1(u)# 4(disz)# gurusz u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3#
a2#-bi 3(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
[a2] gurusz# u4-du8-a-bi 2(u) 1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3
kun#-zi#-da i7 pa2#-ri2-ik-tum-ma
a-sza3 dal-ba-na kun zu-de3 ba-gi4
ki ku-li-ta
ba#-zi#
[...]
[mu] us2#-sa# [...] x? ti [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2008/2 §2.16. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Erzabtei St. Martin zu Beuron, Beuron, Germany (P382201) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P382201..

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