SET 292

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129701

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129701.

Transliteration

2(gesz'u) sze gur
1(asz) gu2 uruda
1(asz) gu2 su-gi-im?
4(disz) ba-ri2-ga
1(disz) zi-ib2 za-bar
1(disz) zi-ib za-bar nu-saga?
2(disz) ba-an lugal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SET 292. 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 (P129701) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129701..

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