MVN 01, 175

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113208

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113208.

Transliteration

1(disz) lu2 kin-gi4-a
6(disz) sila3 lu2 sukkal-mah
9(disz) sila3 lu2-giri17-zal
5(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-[a]
4(disz) sila3 me-nigar
6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
4(disz) sa2-du11
1(disz) sila3 tu7
szunigin 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
szunigin 2(disz) x [x] x
szunigin 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
u4 5(disz)#-kam
iti ezem-szul-gi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 01, 175. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Museum Forum der Völker (Völkerkundemuseum der Franziskaner), Werl, Germany (P113208) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113208..

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