SANTAG 6, 346

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P212261

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212261.

Transliteration

[1(disz)?] masz2# szu-nir
i7#-pa-e3
[1(disz) ur?-]isztaran
1(disz) ur-[ku3?]-nun-na
1(disz)# [lugal]-ku3-ga-ni
1(disz)# ur-a-zi-[a]
1(disz)# ur-[]da-ni
mu-kux(DU)
ezem nesag

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 346. 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 (P212261) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212261..

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