TCL 02, 5633

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P131722

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131722.

Transliteration

1(disz) masz2-da3-munus
u4 4(disz)-kam
ki lugal-amar-ku3-ta
lu2-dingir-ra
i3-dab5
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu en-nun-e-amar-suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu ba-hun
1(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCL 02, 5633. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Louvre Museum, Paris, France (P131722) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131722..

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