MVN 09, 190

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P115833

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115833.

Transliteration

[...]
3(disz) 2/3(disz) x [...]
ki-la2-bi x 1/2(disz) sar# [x] gin2 2(u) sze
im-du8-a ki kiri6#
e2 GIR3-ARAD [x?]
a2-gi4
ur-lugal-banda3-ka

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 09, 190. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (P115833) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P115833..

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