HLC 289 (pl. 127)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110162

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110162.

Transliteration

x [...]
7(disz) [...]
3(disz) e2 nin-x-[...]
1(u) la2 1(disz) e2 dumu-zi
5(disz) ur-szu-ga-lam-ma szabra
5(disz) ur-ba-ba6 szabra
4(disz) ur-gu-la-ke4-an-sze3 szabra
4(disz) e2 uru11!
4(u) 6(disz) e2 nin-mar#
1(u) ur-mes szabra
2(disz) e2 gesz-bar-e3
[x] x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 289 (pl. 127). 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 (P110162) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110162..

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