Hermitage 3, 510

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P212294

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212294.

Transliteration

2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz)? sila3 sze gur
2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh saga gur
2(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) duh du gur
sza3-gal udu niga
iti 5(disz)-kam
iti li9-si4-ta
iti diri-sze3 gu4 niga sza3 umma
giri3 an-na-hi-li-bi
kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
ur-ge6-par4-ke4 mu-gi-in
mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam sza-asz-ru ba-hul
lu2-kal-la
dub-sar
dumu-ur-e11-e

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Hermitage 3, 510. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P212294) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212294..

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