ICP varia 74

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P275271

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P275271.

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
lu2-giri17-zal
5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
a-hi-i3-li2
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
ur-nanna#?
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
lu2#-x-x
[...] gin2 szum2 3(disz) i3 [...] gin2 naga i-di3-x?
3(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga szu-szul-gi
szunigin 1(ban2) kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) 4(disz) kasz du#
szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 5/6(disz) sila3 szum2
szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) gin2 naga
iti sze-kar-<ra>-gal2-la u4 1(u)-kam!
mu us2-sa si-ma-num2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ICP varia 74. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P275271) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P275271..

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