TCS 1, 301

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P145767

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P145767.

Transliteration

szesz#-kal-la
u3-na-a-du11
1(asz) 1(barig) sze szuku-ra gur
du-u2-du
1(asz) 1(barig) gur lu2-bala
x x [...] x
1(barig) sze#-[...]
szu ba-ab#-[ti]
2(barig) sze x [x] x siki tug2 guru7-a tak4-a
KU-bi iti-da 3(ban2)-ta-am3
[he2]-ne-eb2-szum2-mu
iti# e2-iti-6(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TCS 1, 301. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P145767) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P145767..

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