TJA pl.63, IOS 48

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134141

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134141.

Transliteration

1(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 3(u) sar-ta dih3
2(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 3(u) har-an
1(esze3) tug2-gur10?
2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) 3(u) 5(disz) al 3(disz) sar-ta
3(iku) GAN2 2(u)-ta ma-nu
3(u) x x sar-ta al
gigir-re engar
2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 3(u) dih3?
2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku)? GAN2 tug2
1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 3(disz)-ta al
1(esze3) 4(iku) GAN2 1(u) 4(disz)? sar dih3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TJA pl.63, IOS 48. 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 (P134141) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134141..

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