JAC 24, 060 06

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P448064

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P448064.

Transliteration

3(u) tug2 usz-bar
ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na
siki kur-ra
1(u) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
ki-la2-bi 3(u) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
siki-gi
1(disz) tug2 mug kal
2(u) 1(disz) tug2 mug muru13
1(disz) tug2 mug tur
ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
a2 usz-bar
ki szesz-saga-ta#
ur-a-szar2 szu ba-ti#
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu hu-uh2#-[nu]-ri# ba#-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — JAC 24, 060 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Tsurumi University Library, Yokohama, Japan (P448064) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P448064..

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