CUSAS 39, 109

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P253728

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253728.

Transliteration

1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
x-ba-ni
1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin szu-na-bi
1(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 szu-ma-ma
2(asz) dabin gur esz18-dar-da
3(barig) 2(ban2) kal-a ugula dabin
er3-ra-ba-ni
3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gur
mu-kux(DU)
i-la-ak-nu-id
giri3 ur-ba-ba
iti ab-e3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 109. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253728) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253728..

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