MVN 13, 129

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P116901

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P116901.

Transliteration

3(disz) giri3-lam zu2-lum 3(disz) sila3-ta
e2 nanna-sze3
1(disz) ka2
1(disz) ha-ia3
1(disz) ki gu-za
1(disz) alan amar-suen kar za-gin3
esz3-esz3 e2 7(disz)
a2 ge6#-ba-a
zi-ga esz3-esz3 lugal
sza3 e2 nanna-ka
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
mu dumu-munus lugal ensi2 za-ab-sza-li-ke4 ba-an-tuku

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 13, 129. 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 (P116901) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P116901..

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