SNAT 185

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129946

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129946.

Transliteration

3(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra
sze-bi 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) duh x gur
sze-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2)
() 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3
sza3 x-sa-bu-um
sza3 ga2-nun gesz
giri3 ur-ig-alim
u3 lu2-utu szesz-a-na
iti amar-a-a#!-si
mu en inanna masz-e i3-pa3
u4 5(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SNAT 185. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: BM 014923 (British Museum, London, UK) — from Girsu (mod. Tello) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.earth/artifacts, P129946). source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129946..

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