TCBI 2/2, 39

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P381693

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381693.

Transliteration

2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
sze ib2-gur10 zar3 tab-ba-a
u3 a-du8-da tusz-a
ki lugal-me3-a nu-banda3
u3 ur-nin-urta nu-banda3
a-sza3-ga ma-ar-da
1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
sze ib2-gur10 u3 zar3 ib2-tab
ki ur-nigar nu-banda3
a-sza3 du6-an-na
iti bara2-za3-gar-ra
mu us2-sa si-ma ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCBI 2/2, 39. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Banca d'Italia, Rome, Italy (P381693) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P381693..

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