SACT 2, 252

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129209

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129209.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gu4 niga
3(u) 2(disz) gu4 u2
1(u) 8(disz) ab2 2(disz) niga
4(disz) ab2 2(disz) u2
4(disz) amar ga
szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gu4 hi-a
zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 252. 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 (P129209) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129209..

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