Position in chronology
Syracuse 247
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130798.
Transliteration
2(u) 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2) u4 1(disz)-sze3 kun-zi-da i7 ma2-gur8-ra gub-ba ugula ur-nin-tu kiszib3 ur-gigir iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu us2-sa en nanna masz-e i3-pa3 ur-gigir dub-sar dumu [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 247. 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 (P130798) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130798..
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