Syracuse 098

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130649

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130649.

Transliteration

5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) sa gi SZID
4(disz) ur2 asal2
ki lu2-eb-<gal>-ta
da-da-ga
szu ba-ti
iti dumu-zi
mu bad3 ba-du3
ur-li9-si4
ensi2
umma
lu2-du10-ga
dub-sar
dumu nigar-ki-du10
gal5-la2-gal
ARAD2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 098. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130649) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130649..

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