MVN 15, 027

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P118307

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P118307.

Transliteration

3(disz) dug i3-nun 2(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3-ta] a nu-bala-a
sza3-ba dug i3:nun bur ezem nesag i3-gal2
2(ban2) haszhur had2
1(u) pesz3 sze-er!-gu
1(barig) ga-ar3
3(asz) zu2-lum gur
3(ban2) gesztin had2#?
mu nin-a-zu#
ki szara2-kam-ta
gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-nin-szubur
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 15, 027. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Colgate University Libraries, Hamilton, New York, USA (P118307) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P118307..

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