MMFM 2005, 31, 09

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113025

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113025.

Transliteration

4(disz) tug2 nig2 x [x]
ki-la2-bi 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma#-[na siki kur]-ra ga-[rig2]
8(disz) tug2 guz-za du
ki-la2-bi 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na
siki kur-ra ga-rig2
1(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
ki-la2-bi 4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na siki szu-pesz5-a
6(disz) tug2 mug
8(disz) tug2 mug muru13
ki-la2-bi# 5(u) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki mug
2(disz) e3?
ki dingir-ra-ta
ensi2-ke4 in-la2
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu us2#-sa# x-[...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MMFM 2005, 31, 09. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (P113025) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113025..

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