TLB 03, 156

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134297

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134297.

Transliteration

3(gesz2) ha-bu3-da
6(gesz2) 3(disz) gur10
ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 1(u) 2/3(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2
ba-zi-ir
ki lugal-im-ru-a-ta
ur-nin-gesz-zi-da szu ba-ti
giri3 ur-nigar
u3 ba-zi
mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TLB 03, 156. 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 (P134297) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134297..

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