Princeton 2, 265

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201263

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201263.

Transliteration

[5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3] ninda# 1(disz) i3-[gesz id-gur2] ur-ma-[ma]
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) [sila3 ninda] 1(disz) i3-gesz id-[gur2] u2-du-ma-ma
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 [ninda] 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 szu-suen sukkal
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 dingir-dan sukkal
zi-gum2-ma-sze3
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 za-ba-ti lu2 tukul-gu-la
3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 u-bar ra!-gaba elam
5(disz) sila3 kasz lu2-sza-lim
5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 1(disz) i3-gesz id-gur2 [ur-...]
iti munu4-gu7

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 265. 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 (P201263) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201263..

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