Princeton 2, 291

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201289

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201289.

Transliteration

2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
szu-iszkur
1(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum
3(disz) sila3 li-bur-szul-gi
3(disz) sila3 ur-kisal
1(disz) sila3 puzur4-esz18-dar
1(disz) udu giri3 suhusz-ki-in
2(disz) udu giri3 a2-sa6-ga
ur-gi7-re ib-dab5
1(disz) udu nansze-GIR2@g?-gal
giri3 ba-ba6-eb2-gu-<ul>
zi-ga u4 3(disz)-kam
szukur ensi2
iti ezem-ba-ba6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 291. 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 (P201289) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201289..

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