TCBI 2/2, 37

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P381691

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381691.

Transliteration

1(disz) 1/2(disz) sar 2/3(disz)# gin2#?
gurusz-bi 1(u) 3(disz)-am3#
5/6(disz) sar 5(disz) lu2-suen
5/6(disz) sar 5(disz) lu2-si4
1(disz) sar 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 a-sza3#
gurusz#-[bi n] lu2-isin2#
[...]
[...]-ne
[...]-tum
gurum2-ak sza3 ki-kiri6-gibil-gu-la
giri3 ARAD2-mu
iti ab-e3
u4 8(disz) ba-zal

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCBI 2/2, 37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P381691) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381691..

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