TRU 029

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134793

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134793.

Transliteration

1(disz) sila4 niga ensi2 umma
1(disz) sila4 en-um-i3-li2 sanga utu
1(disz) gu4 niga 2(disz) gu4 2(u) udu-gal 1(disz) sila4
dumu ur-hendur-sag
2(disz) udu-gal 1(disz) sila4
1(disz) masz-da3 1(disz) amar masz-da3
ensi2 kuara2
2(disz) gukkal en-gi-mu-um mar-tu
2(disz) sila4 zabar-dab5
2(disz) sila4 nin-lil2-e-ba-zi-ge
mu-kux(DU) iti szu-esz5-sza
mu si-mu-ru-um u3 lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
u4 2(u)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 029. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P134793) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134793..

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