SA 128

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P128719

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128719.

Transliteration

2(u) udu
2/3(disz) sila3 sze-ta
egir udu-ta
udu saga ba-a-gar
ki an-na-hi-li-[bi-ta]
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
u4 2(u) 3(disz)-am3 ba-ra-[zal]
szul-gi
nita kal-ga
lugal uri5-ma
lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
ur-[li9-si4]
ensi2#
[umma]
ARAD2#-[zu]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SA 128. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France ? (P128719) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P128719..

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