Princeton 1, 185

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P126874

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P126874.

Transliteration

2(disz) ur-gi7 e2-gal 2(disz) sila3 zi3-ta
iti 5(disz) u4 6(disz)-sze3
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la-ta u4 1(u) 6(disz)-am3 ba-ra-zal
iti e2-iti-6(disz) u4 <<u4>> 1(disz)?
zi3-bi 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur
ki gu-du-du-ta
kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
ur-e11-e
mu en eridu ba-hun
ur-e11-e
dub-sar
dumu ur-nigar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 185. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P126874) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P126874..

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