MVN 02, 142

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113441

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113441.

Transliteration

1(barig) dabin lugal
dingir-id-ni-ig mar-tu
5(disz) sila3 zi3 3(disz) sila3 imgaga3
szul-pa-e3 e2-gal
1(ban2) zi3 gu3-de2-a
1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
szu-dumu-zi sukkal
1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
si-da-ra-a-ti sukkal
1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
puzur4-a-bi sukkal
sukkal sahar-a tusz-a-me
giri3 szul-gi-kalam-ma-me-te-bi
iti ezem-ba-ba6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 02, 142. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Musée d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland (P113441) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113441..

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