NRVN 1, 264

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P122481

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122481.

Transliteration

1(u) ninda gid2 1(disz) ninda 5(disz) [sar]-ta
sahar-bi 5(u) sar
2(disz) ninda gid2 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) sar-ta
sahar-bi 6(disz) sar
u3 bar-ra i7 egirx(KWU733)
nanna
ugula i-di3-iszkur
giri3 lugal-ma2-gur8-re
a2-ba la2-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NRVN 1, 264. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey (P122481) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P122481..

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