TJA pl.59, IOS 37

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134130

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134130.

Transliteration

szunigin2# 6(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) geme2
szunigin2# 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) ARAD2#
szunigin2# 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) dumu-munus
szunigin2# 7(asz) dumu-munus
szunigin2# 1(asz) hu-ru-nita2
szunigin2# 3(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
szunigin2# 3(u) geme2 szu-gi4
szunigin2# 3(disz) SIG7-a
gurum2 ak geme2 dumu
giri3 al-la
e2 nin-ur4-<ra>

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TJA pl.59, IOS 37. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (P134130) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134130..

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