RA 062, 003 02

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127953

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127953.

Transliteration

SZIM i3 3(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 lugal-kam
x? sila3 lal3
3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3 ir-nun
1(u) ma-na gesz za-ba-lum
5(disz) ma-na szu-ur2#-me#
5(disz) sila3 li
ki ARAD2 dam-gar3-ta
ur-ab-ba
szu ba-ti
mu nanna kar-zi-da e2-a ba-kux(KWU147)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RA 062, 003 02. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P127953) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127953..

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