CDLJ 2012/1 §5.06

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P416416

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416416.

Transliteration

[...] zu#
2(disz) nigin2# [ilar?] al#-la-num2
2(disz) [...]-gu4 nu-kusz2
1(disz) pa4-ti-um ha-lu-ub2 ma?-ba ku3 gar
1(disz) sig szu
1(disz) giri3-gub sza3-kal
1(disz) giri3-gub asal2
2(disz) gu-za-nin? szinig
1(disz) gu-za gid2-da
1(disz) na2 pesz3
1(disz) na2 sza3-kal
1(disz) na2 haszhur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CDLJ 2012/1 §5.06. 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 (P416416) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P416416..

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