JANES 09, 24 11

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P111776

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P111776.

Transliteration

[igi] 3(disz)#?-gal2 ku3-babbar
puzur4-e2-a
igi-6(disz)-gal2 me-u3-sza
igi-3(disz)-gal2 puzur4-esz18-dar
igi-3(disz)-gal2 puzur4-[x]-x
1(disz) gin2 ba-al-t,u2-sa-ri
2(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2
amar-ma2-ma
2(disz) gin2
en-um-i3-li2 sipa
igi-3(disz)-gal2 gar3-i3-li2
6(disz)# 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — JANES 09, 24 11. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P111776) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P111776..

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