MVN 03, 270

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113830

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113830.

Transliteration

1(asz) gu2 siki tug2 4(disz)-kam [us2]
1(u) 6(asz) gu2 1(u) ma-na siki-gi
ki za-za-na-a-ta
szu-suen-nu-ur2-ma-ti-szu
szu ba-an-ti
iti ezem-szul#-gi#
mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
szu-suen#-[nu-ur2-ma]-ti#-[is2-su2]
ARAD2 gu-za-ni

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 270. 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 (P113830) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113830..

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