RA 009, 040 SA 04

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127325

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127325.

Transliteration

1(disz) amar masz-da3
zabar-dab5
2(disz) sila4 en inanna
2(disz) sila4 ensi2 nibru
1(disz) amar masz-da3 e2-a-i3-li2
1(disz) sila4 nig2-du11-ga-ni sipa
1(disz) szeg9-bar munus
a-hu-ni
mu-kux(DU) iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu en nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RA 009, 040 SA 04. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Couvent Sainte-Anne, Jerusalem (P127325) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127325..

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