HLC 159 (pl. 103)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110034

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110034.

Transliteration

2(disz) sila3 ninda
ur-da-mu
2(disz) sila3 ur3-re-ba-du7
2(disz) sila3 lu2-nin-gir2-su
2(disz) sila3 du-szu SIG7-a
5(disz) sila3 mar-tu munus
6(disz) sila3 lu2 u5 e2 szul-gi
6(disz) sila3 lu2-dab5-ba ga2-nun gesz-ka gub-<ba>
2(disz) sila3 pa3-da ma2 en-nu-ti
2(disz) sila3 tur-tur giri17-dab5 ensi2
giri3 ur-nansze kunga2
5(disz) sila3 aga3-us2 lugal ki ensi2-ta gen-na
giri3 lu2-nin-gir2-su
zi-ga# u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
iti ezem-ba-ba6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 159 (pl. 103). 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 (P110034) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110034..

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