TLB 03, 053

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134194

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134194.

Transliteration

sza3-bi-ta
3(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki-ba geme2 mar-tu-ne
gu3-de2-a szu ba-ti
2(asz) gu2 siki-ba ki-nu-nir
giri3 ka5-a-mu dub-sar
7(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na
siki-ba ug3-IL2 gu2-ab-ba-ka
giri3 na-ni dub-sar
ur-ba-ba6 szu ba-ti
4(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na siki
lu2-ki-nu-nir dam-gar3 szu ba-ti
2(u) ma-na kiszib3 lu2 nin-gir2-su dumu ARAD2-mu
szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 3(disz) ma-na
e2 lu2-ki-nu-nir dam-gar3-ta
zi-ga giri3 lu2-kal-la dub-sar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TLB 03, 053. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, Holland (P134194) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134194..

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