CUSAS 39, 056

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P250752

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250752.

Transliteration

4(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3-ta
ma2 u2-bil2-la#
2(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3-ta
ma2 ninda en-na tusz-e-da unu
1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
ma2 x-zi3-zu-a-ma2-sze3
u4 1(u)-sze3
sze-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
ki lu2-szul-gi-ta
lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
szu ba-ti
iti dumu-zi
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 056. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P250752) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P250752..

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