MVN 03, 371

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P113931

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113931.

Transliteration

5(u) 3(asz) gu2 gi
ki ur-ge6-par4-ta
2(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gu2 asalx(|A.TU.NIR|)
ki ur-e2-masz-ta
8(gesz2) 5(u) gu2 gi!-ru-usz
ki en-dingir-mu-ta
1(disz) kid
1(disz) ma-sa2-ab
2(disz) gesz-ur3-ur3
4(ban2) SZIM saga
ki lugal-nig2-lagar-e-ta
gaba-ri kiszib3-ba
u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 03, 371. 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 (P113931) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P113931..

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