Position in chronology
Syracuse 437
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130988.
Transliteration
2(u) 5(disz) gurusz ugula a-gu-du 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz ugula ur-a-szar2 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz ugula nimgir-an-ne2 e2-nig2-lagar-ka gub-ba gurum2 ak u4 3(disz)-sze3 1(szar2) 5(gesz2) sig4 ugula nimgir-an-ne2 kiri6 e2-sza3-ga-ta szu-zu-ga2-ra-asz sig4-IL2
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 437. 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 (P130988) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130988..
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