NMS A.1948.273

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P453103

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P453103.

Transliteration

5(gesz2) udu
e2-gi4-a na-ni-pa2-tal
ur-bi2-lum-sze3
giri3 szul-gi-ha-si2-is
4(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu
2(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal
dam lu2-nanna# dumu ur-nigar
ARAD2-mu maszkim
u4 7(disz)-kam
ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
ba-zi
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
my hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul
1(gesz'u)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NMS A.1948.273. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (P453103) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P453103..

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