SANTAG 6, 002

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211919

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211919.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) ma-na la2 5(disz) gin2 siki-gi
siki sziti-ma 1(u)?
tug2? elam [...] IGI szu ba#-[ti]
1(u) gin2# [...] ur?-sze3?
an#?-[na?-ni?] szu? [ba]-ti#
1(u)# gin2 siki geme2-utu?
1(u) gin2 siki na-na-sa3
1(u) gin2 siki er2-kal-la
iti sze-sag-ku5
mu nig2-ka9-ak al-la-ka mu 2(disz)-kam us2-sa-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 002. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P211919) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211919..

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