SACT 2, 270

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129227

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129227.

Transliteration

2(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) u8 3(u) 5(disz) kir11 gub
6(disz) udu 5(u) 4(disz) sila4 gub
2(u) 6(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2-nita2
udu si-il-la
mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 270. 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 (P129227) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129227..

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