Syracuse 276

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130827

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130827.

Transliteration

1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
kun i7-da i7
ma2-gur8-ra-ka-ta
sahar zi-ga
1(u) 7(disz) gurusz u4 6(disz)-sze3
sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a
a-sza3 szara2
1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
kab2-ku5 i7 sal4-la-ta sahar zi-ga
ugula a-gu
kiszib3 ur-dun gesz?-ra?
mu en eridu ba-hun
ur-dun
dub-sar
dumu da-da

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 276. 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 (P130827) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130827..

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