TCL 02, 5487

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P131577

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131577.

Transliteration

6(disz) gu4 5(disz) ab2
ki a2-na-na-ta
1(disz) gu4 mu-kux(DU) ur-suen ensi2 urumx(|UR2xU2|)
1(disz) gu4 2(disz) ab2 sza3 unu
giri3 ab-ba-sa6-ga
4(disz) gu4 ki szesz-zi-mu-ta
1(disz) gu4 2(disz) ab2 ki lu2-utu-ta
szunigin 1(u) 3(disz) gu4
szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) ab2
mu-kux(DU)
ki na-sa6-ta
en-lil2-la2 i3-dab5
iti ezem-an-na
mu si-mu-ru-um u3 lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCL 02, 5487. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P131577) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131577..

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