OIP 115, 225

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P123339

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123339.

Transliteration

1(disz) sila4 en-lil2
mu-kux(DU) lu2-du10-ga szusz3
1(disz) sila4 nin-lil2
mu-kux(DU) na-silim
1(disz) sila4 na-na-a
mu-kux(DU) ta2-ki-il-en-lil2
1(disz) sila4 an-nu-ni-tum
mu-kux(DU) lu2-nin-szubur
zabar-dab5 maszkim
u4 3(disz)-kam
zi-ga iti ezem-mah
mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — OIP 115, 225. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P123339) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P123339..

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