MVN 21, 147

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P120384

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P120384.

Transliteration

1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz)
sar kiszi17 ku5-ra2
7(disz) 1/2(disz) sar-ta
a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)-kam
a-sza3 da-ur4-ra
ugula ur-gigir nu-banda3-gu4
kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
szesz-kal-la
mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul
lugal-nig2-lagar-e
dub-sar
dumu da-da

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 21, 147. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P120384) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P120384..

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