HLC 180 (pl. 109)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110055

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110055.

Transliteration

4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra lugal
5(ban2) duh babbar
1(barig) 2(ban2) duh ge6
sza3-gal du8#?-x
3(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 duh babbar
sza3-gal lulim
a2 [u4]-te#-na
u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
iti sze-il2-la

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 180 (pl. 109). 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 (P110055) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110055..

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