Princeton 2, 157

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P381744

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381744.

Transliteration

[...]-ni
lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5
u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
2(disz) udu niga [gu4-e]-us2-sa [...] masz2-gal
be-li2-[du10] i3-dab5
1(disz) [...]
tah-sza-tal
1(disz) udu zu-ba-ga#
1(disz) udu en inanna#
1(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 [...]
lugal kux(KWU147)-ra
2(disz) szeg9-bar-munus e2-uz-ga
ur-szu muhaldim maszkim
sza3 mu-kux(DU)
u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 157. 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 (P381744) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381744..

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