HLC 333 (pl. 132)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110204

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110204.

Transliteration

1(ban2) kasz saga szar3
u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)
3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
u2-szim u4 7(disz)-kam
gu3-de2-a
1(disz) dug dida saga
szul-pa-e3 e2-gal
2(barig) kasz du
dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
1(ban2) kasz saga esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz) lugal
1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
lugal en-ki-sze3 du
iti sze-sag11-ku5

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 333 (pl. 132). 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 (P110204) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110204..

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