Princeton 2, 467

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201466

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201466.

Transliteration

5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2-za-ri2-iq
5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 la-la-a
3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 u-bar
szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
szunigin 8(disz) sila3 kasz du
szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ninda
szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 6(disz) gin2 naga
szunigin 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
iti szu-numun
mu en eridu ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 467. 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 (P201466) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201466..

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