CUSAS 39, 142

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P253786

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253786.

Transliteration

2(barig) 3(ban2) sze ab-ba-kal-la
4(barig) nanna-i3-sa6
2(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-inanna
4(ban2) ur-kal-kal
4(ban2) lu2-si-gar
4(ban2) ur:gibil6
4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ur-engur-ma
3(barig) lu2-gesztin#
4(barig) ur-ku3-nun-na
szunigin [2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2)] 2(disz)# sila3# gur#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 142. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253786) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253786..

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