SA 066

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128680

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128680.

Transliteration

2(disz) gurusz# ugula i7-pa-e3#
3(disz) ugula ur-gigir szabra#
3(disz) ugula szesz-kal-la#
1(disz) ugula ab-ba-gi-na
1(disz) ugula lugal-ku3-zu
1(disz) ugula da-a-gi4
1(disz) ugula ur-en-lil2-la2
4(disz) ugula ur-mes#
1(disz) ugula lugal-ukken-ne2
3(disz) ugula a-ab-ba
gurum2 ak
u4 1(disz)-kam
sza3 guru7
iti# pa4-u2-e#
mu en eridu ba#-hun#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 066. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128680) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128680..

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