HLC 350 (pl. 133)

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P110221

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110221.

Transliteration

1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u2 ze2 2(u) sar-ta
lu2 hun-ga2-me
ur-ba-ba6 i3-dab5
5(ban2) gu4-numun a2-na-na
5(ban2) gu4-numun ab-ba-kal-la
ugula lu2-nin-gir2-su
a-sza3 amar-suen-sza3-amar-ne-nin-gir2-su
u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
iti ezem-szul-gi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HLC 350 (pl. 133). 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 (P110221) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P110221..

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