MMFM 2005, 27, 06

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113022

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113022.

Transliteration

1(asz) 3(barig) sze# [gur] lugal#
ur-nigar
1(asz) 3(barig) szu-zu
1(asz) 3(barig) puzur4-ma-am3
1(asz) 3(barig) ur-gigir
1(asz) 3(barig) ur-esz2-dam
2(asz) ha-ha-sza4
1(asz) 3(barig) lu2-eb-gal
1(asz) 3(barig) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)
2(asz) ur-utu#?
2(asz) lugal-za3-ge#?-[si?]
1(asz) 3(barig) hal-li2
ad-kup4-me
gur zi3-da-ta
he2-ne-eb2-szum2-mu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MMFM 2005, 27, 06. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (P113022) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113022..

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