CDLJ 2012/1 §4.12

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416452

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416452.

Transliteration

3(u) 3(disz) udu szu-gid2#
1(u) 1(disz) u8 szu-gid2
[...] sila4 gaba lugal
4(disz) masz2 szu-gid2
e2#-u4-1(u) 5(disz)
iti u4# 1(u)# 2(disz)# ba#-zal
ki na-lu5#-[ta]
na-sa6 i3-dab5#
iti ezem-nin#-a#-zu#
mu si-mu-ru#-um# u3 lu-lu-bu# a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam# ba-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §4.12. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA (P416452) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416452..

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