MVN 03, 347

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113907

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113907.

Transliteration

2(u) sze-gesz-i3 gur
ur-suen u3 ARAD2
1(u) gur lu2-dingir-ra
1(u) gur lu2-gi-na
2(u) gur ur-nin-urta ugula i3 sur
lu2 sanga-me-esz2
3(u) 2(asz) gur a-ad-da
8(asz) gur ur-me-me
1(u) 6(asz) gur ur-suen
5(u) 6(asz) gur
lu2 ensi2-ka-me
1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(asz) gur

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 347. 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 (P113907) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113907..

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