SANTAG 6, 361

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P211555

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211555.

Transliteration

3(disz) lu2-dingir-ra
6(disz) sila3 i7-pa-e3
5(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-<a>
7(disz) sila3 ur-e2-gal
6(disz) sila3 szusz3-lugal
4(disz) sila3 lu2 sza3-ku3-ge
3(disz) sila3 igi-szara2-sze3
1(disz) ma-du10-ga
8(disz) sila3 esza
5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
3(disz) sila3 sze udul2
szunigin 8(disz) sila3 esza!(TIR)
szunigin 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga
szunigin 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3
u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 361. 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 (P211555) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P211555..

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