SACT 2, 169

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129126

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129126.

Transliteration

6(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sa gi
gesz-kin-ti
2(gesz2) mar kid?
giri3 lugal-nir
1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz) sa gi
a-gu
3(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) sa gi
e2 ensi2-ka-sze3
u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-[kam]
iti pa4-u2-e
mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 169. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P129126) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129126..

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