LB 0057

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388620

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388620.

Transliteration

2(u) 4(disz) udu
lu2-nin-gir2-su
4(u) la2 1(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2-gal
tul2-ta-pa3-da
3(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 1(u)? masz2
si-du3 dumu AN-A
e2-a szid-da
iti ezem-dumu-zi-ta u4 2(u) la2 2(disz) ba-zal
mu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz si-mu-ur4-um ba-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0057. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P388620) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388620..

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