Syracuse 464

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P131015

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131015.

Transliteration

[...]
[...] 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 x
1(asz) 1(barig) gig gur
ki-tusz-lu2 engar
2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) gur
3(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
4(barig) 1(ban2) gig gur
inim-zi-da engar
1(asz) 4(barig) [x] gur
ur-kun engar
szunigin 5(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
szunigin 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
[...]
[ki] ARAD2#-hul3-la-ta

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 464. 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 (P131015) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131015..

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