SET 260

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129670

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129670.

Transliteration

9(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
zar3 tab-ba szu ur3-ra
2(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
gurx(|SZE.SZE.KIN|)
a-sza3 iszib-e-ne
e2 asznan sze
u3 ur-nin-ti
ki szesz-saga-ta
kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SET 260. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, California, USA (P129670) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129670..

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