PPAC 4, 180

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332099

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332099.

Transliteration

3(disz) [gu4 niga]
1(u) 8(disz)# [udu]
2(disz) [sila4]
4(disz) [masz2]
u4 [2(u) 4(disz)-kam]
bala ensi2# [umma]
ki ab-ba-sa6-<ga>-ta
lu2-sa6-ga
i3-dab5
iti szu-esz5-sza
mu en eridu ba-hun
3(disz) gu4 2(u) 4(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — PPAC 4, 180. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P332099) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332099..

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