RA 062, 007 10

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P127958

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127958.

Transliteration

3(u) la2 1(disz) dusu lal3 1(u) 5(disz) sila3-ta
gu2-ab-ba-ta
ma2-u4-zal-la
e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
iti szu-numun
a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
giri3 nam-mah
mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — RA 062, 007 10. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P127958) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P127958..

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