TLB 03, 142

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134283

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134283.

Transliteration

1(disz) gurdub tug2 szar3 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na
1(disz) gurdub tug2 us2 szar3 1(u) 7(disz) ma-na
1(disz) gurdub tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2 7(disz) ma-na
1(disz) gurdub tug2 3(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2 4(disz) ma-na
1(u) gurdub tug2 4(disz)-kam us2 1(asz) gu2-ta
1(disz) gurdub siki us2 7(disz) ma-na
[...] udu nin9-kal-la
[...]
ugula du11-ga-zi-da
sza3 ki-tusz-da-sal4-la
mu us2-sa ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TLB 03, 142. 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 (P134283) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134283..

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