HS 2314 ?

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235893

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235893.

Transliteration

2(disz) udu niga 2(disz) sila4
ensi2 szuruppak
4(disz) niga 1(disz) sila4 niga
ensi2 nibru
2(disz) sila4
szesz-da-da sanga
1(disz) sila4
dingir-su2-ra-bi2?
2(disz) masz-da3
e2-a-i3-li2
mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5
iti a2-ki#-ti
mu us2-sa ki-masz ba-hul mu us2-sa-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — HS 2314 ?. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Germany (P235893) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235893..

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