SANTAG 6, 126

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211551

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211551.

Transliteration

5(disz) a2 1/2(disz) 3(disz) sila3-ta
giri3 nin-he2-gal2
1(gesz2) gurusz
2(u) 8(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
im ga-ga2
1(gesz2) 4(u@v) 5(disz)
gurum2 ak
giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
iti ezem-szul-gi
mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
2(u) 8(disz@v)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 126. 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 (P211551) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211551..

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