Nisaba 15, 1093

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P273796

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273796.

Transliteration

1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sze gur
kiszib3 szu-esz18-dar
e2 dam-gar3-ka
i3-gal2-la
la-qi3-ip-e
im-dah-hu-a
mu lugal-bi in-pa3
iti masz-da3-gu7
mu en inanna unu masz2-e i3-pa3
la-qi3-pu-um
ugula-gesz2-da
dumu da-da-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Nisaba 15, 1093. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, unlocated (P273796) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P273796..

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