Princeton 1, 433

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127122

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127122.

Transliteration

3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gur10
1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz) 5(asz) GAN2-ta
1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3-ra
a-ra2 3(disz) 5(iku) GAN2
a-sza3 szul-pa-e3
szuku engar
nu-banda3-gu4 inim-szara2
kiszib3 inim-szara2
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul
inim-szara2
dub-sar
dumu [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 1, 433. 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 (P127122) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127122..

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