KM 89237

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P234997

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P234997.

Transliteration

7(disz) gurusz al 3(disz) sar-ta#
1(disz) gurusz sze gesz-ra u4 1(disz)-kam
GAN2 ur-e2-nun-na
7(disz) gurusz al 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
u4 1(disz)-sze3 e2-gu2-tar
a-sza3 i7 lugal
ugula lu2-dingir-ra
kiszib3 ur-a-szar2
iti dal
mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um a-ra2 2(disz)-kam-[ma] ba-hul
[ur-a-szar2]
dub-sar
dumu da-du?-[x]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — KM 89237. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (P234997) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P234997..

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