PPAC 4, 184

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332103

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332103.

Transliteration

6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2-la2-a kesz2-ra2
u4 2(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
u4 1(disz)-sze3 ma2 ba-al-la
ga2-nun gaba e2 lugal-ta
<gu2> e3-sze3 ma2-la2-a de6-a
1(u) [gurusz ...] gub-ba
ugula lugal-isztaran
kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu en eridu ba-hun
szesz-kal-la
dub-sar
dumu na-silim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — PPAC 4, 184. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P332103) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332103..

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