MVN 03, 213

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113773

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113773.

Transliteration

1(disz) sar e2
ku3-bi 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
gi-ba-ba szitim-sze3
i3-kal-la
dub-sar
in-szi-sa10
igi ur-gigir iszib szul-gi-ka-sze3
igi szesz-a-ni simug-sze3
igi ku3-sa6-ga ku3-dim2-sze3
igi ur-nigar szitim-sze3
igi szesz-kal-la szitim-sze3
ku3-ta i3-til
u4-ba ur-li9-si4 ensi2 umma
mu us2-sa si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 213. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (P113773) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113773..

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