MVN 05, 028

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P114248

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114248.

Transliteration

3(u) 7(disz) ha-bu3-da
ki-la2-bi 1(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
kin til-la
ki lu2-kal-la-ta
ur-szara2!-ke4
in-la2
iti szu-numun
mu en mah-gal-an-na en nanna ba-hun
ur-szara2
dub-sar
dumu lugal-uszur4

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 05, 028. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway (P114248) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P114248..

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