Nisaba 30, 94

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332402

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332402.

Transliteration

[x] x x [...]
i-is-sa-ni
3(barig) 4(ban2) 1(disz) ku6 a-gu2-ra
1(disz) udu sze-bi 1(asz) gur
1(disz) masz2 sze-bi 4(barig)
1(disz) masz2 lugal-ku3-zu
1(asz) a-sza3 suen-tu-ri2-sze3
lugal-ezem
3(barig) 2(ban2) sze#?-x lugal-ezem
3(asz) gur#
[...] x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Nisaba 30, 94. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: private: anonymous, New York, New York, USA (P332402) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332402..

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