CUSAS 39, 213

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P253729

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253729.

Transliteration

ka i7 bar-la-ta
1/2(disz) ninda dagal 5(disz) kusz3
5(u) 2(disz) ninda gid2 4(disz) kusz3 bur3
a-sza3-bi 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sar
4(disz) sar sahar dah-hu
1/2(disz) ninda dagal 5(disz) kusz3
4(u) 5(disz) ninda gid2 6(disz) kusz3 bur3
a-sza3 2(gesz2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 5(disz) gin2
1/2(disz) ninda dagal 5(disz) kusz3
1(gesz2) 3(u)# ninda gid2 5(disz)# 1/2(disz) kusz3 bur3
szunigin 5(gesz2) 4(u) ninda gid2
sahar-bi 1(gesz'u) sar
sahar zi-zi i7 bar-la i7 lugal
giri3 ur-ba-ba
mu si-ma-num2 ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — CUSAS 39, 213. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P253729) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P253729..

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