StBibFran 4 5

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130391

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130391.

Transliteration

1(u) sze gur
giri3-ni-i3-sa6
8(asz) gur a-a-gi-na
7(asz) gur sze KA bu3-ra lu2-dingir-ra dam-gar3
1(asz) gur a-li2
2(u) ur-da-ni
1(u) ma2-gur8-re
szunigin 2(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur
e2 KU-MUNUS-ka
iti li9-si4 u3
<iti> dumu-zi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — StBibFran 4 5. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Archaeological Museum, Jerusalem (P130391) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130391..

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