ICP varia 63

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P275260

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P275260.

Transliteration

1(disz) [dug] dida# [saga]
3(disz) dug dida [du]
1(barig) 3(ban2) dabin#
1(disz) sila3# i3-gesz
1(disz) gur-dub
1(asz) gu2 pa-ku5 gesz
a-tu-nir?
elam su-sin2-ta
gen-na szu ba-ab-ti
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2
3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
giri3 bur-iszkur
iti li9#-[si4]
mu hu#-hu-[nu-ri] ba-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ICP varia 63. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P275260) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P275260..

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