TLB 03, 056

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134197

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134197.

Transliteration

1(disz) udu-gal 1(disz) sila4 ga# 2(disz) udu-gal x sipa unu#[]
ur?-gu 1(gesz2) 2(u) [(n)]
2(disz) udu-gal 2(disz) sila4 4(disz) udu-gal
ma2-gur8-re 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2 1(disz@t)
u4 1(disz)-kam
4(disz) udu-gal 4(disz) sila4 8(disz) udu-gal
ab-ba-sa6-ga 4(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz)
8(disz) udu-gal 8(disz) sila4 1(u) 6(disz) udu-gal
lam-lam-ma 8(gesz2) 2(u)
u4 2(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TLB 03, 056. 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 (P134197) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134197..

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