Syracuse 483

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P131034

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131034.

Transliteration

2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A gur
6(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 naga gur
1(u) 2(asz) gu2 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na im-babbar2
1(asz) 3(barig) haszhur duru5 gur
1(barig) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 szum2-ha-din
5(szar2) pa muszen
4(gesz'u) 2(u) sa gi
1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) dug hi-a
5(u) 4(disz) ma-na esir2 had2
3(u) la2 1(disz) ma-na igi-esir2
ki dam-gar3-ne-ta
la-ni-mu szu ba-ti
mu ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 483. 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 (P131034) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131034..

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