ICP varia 66

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P275263

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P275263.

Transliteration

1(disz) dusu2-nita2
ba-usz2 mu ur-sze3
i-t,ib-szi-na-at sipa# ur-ra-ke4
szu ba-ti
ugula# [...]
u4# 1(u) 2(disz)-kam#
ki szu#-er3#-ra#-ta#
ba-zi#
iti u5#-bi2#?-gu7#
mu en inanna# ba#-hun#?
1(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ICP varia 66. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P275263) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P275263..

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