HLC 112 (pl. 095)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P109989

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109989.

Transliteration

1(disz) i3-su szesz-gal nam-1(u)
1(disz) ur-lu2-lal3
lu2 zah3 ur-dun dumu hi-li2
1(disz) lu2-gu3-de2-a libir nu dab-ba
1(disz) ur-mes
mu en-lil2-la2-sze3
1(disz) lu2-usz-gi-na
szunigin 5(disz) gurusz nu dab-ba
sze szu nu-ti-[a]
iti amar-a-a-si#
sza3 kiri6 ki-sur-ra-ka

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 112 (pl. 095). No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P109989) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P109989..

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