SA 102

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128749

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128749.

Transliteration

giri3# szu-ma-ma sukkal
3(disz)# sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
1(disz) sa szum2#?
szu#-i3-li2-a ka-us2-sa2
[szunigin] 5(disz)# sila3 kasz saga szunigin 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz
[szunigin] 4(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 4(disz) gin2 i3
[szunigin] n(disz) gin2 naga
[szunigin] 2(disz)#? sa szum2#?
[u4] 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
iti li9-si4
mu us2-sa szu-suen bad3# mar-tu mu-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 102. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128749) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128749..

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