LB 0185

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P388723

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388723.

Transliteration

4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) munu4 gur inim-li9-si4
3(asz) munu4 gur a-gu-a
2(asz) 3(ban2) munu4 gur geme2-esz3-ku3-ga
4(barig) 3(ban2) ur-e2-ninnu
kiszib3 ur-ba-ba6 dumu si-du3
kiszib3 szu-na
kasz-de2-a lugal-sze3
iti amar-a-a-si
ur-ba-ba6
dub-sar
dumu si-du3 kuruszda

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LB 0185. 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 (P388723) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P388723..

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