SANTAG 6, 385

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P212335

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212335.

Transliteration

1(disz) szul-gi-ra-i3-li2
2(disz) sila3 lu2 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ha-ba-lu5-ge2
1(disz) sila3 lugal-inim-gi-na
4(disz) sila3 ma-du10-ga
2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
3(disz) sila3 sze udul2
1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
szunigin 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
szunigin 1(disz) zi3-gu saga
szunigin 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SANTAG 6, 385. 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 (P212335) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212335..

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