Syracuse 423

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130974

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130974.

Transliteration

1(disz) ur-e2-nun-na
1(disz) ur-gu2-nu2-a
1(disz) ur-dun gudu4
1(disz) u3-ma-ni dub-sar
1(disz) la-lu5 gudu4
1(disz) igi-lugal-sze3
1(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu
1(disz) ur-sa6-sa6 gudu4
1(disz) ha-ha-sza4
1(disz) ur-iszkur ugula
1(disz) di-sa6
1(disz) szesz-a-ni gudu4
szunigin 1(u) gurusz
ugula ur-e2-nun-na

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 423. 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 (P130974) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130974..

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