Princeton 1, 390

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127079

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127079.

Transliteration

5(gesz2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a u3 a-sza3
u4-de3 de6-a ri-ri-ga
a-sza3 la2-mah a-sza3 nin-ur4-ra u3 a-sza3 a-gesztin-na
1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3
|ZI&ZI|-sze3 SIG7-a
HI-a-bar-ra-ta
a-e gu7-a ki-gam-ma-sze3 ga6-ga2
ugula szara2-a-mu
kiszib3 ur-szara2
mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8
ur-szara2
dub-sar
dumu szesz-kal-la

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 390. 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 (P127079) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127079..

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