HLC 281 (pl. 050)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110154

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110154.

Transliteration

1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zu2-lum gur lugal
5(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
1(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
6(disz) tug2 da-ba-tum
3(disz) 1/2(disz) haszhur 6(disz) kusz3
ki ur-ab-ba-ta
ur-sa6-ga dumu i3-e3
si-i3-tum nig2-ka9
mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 281 (pl. 050). 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 (P110154) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110154..

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