TRU 036

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134800

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134800.

Transliteration

4(gesz2) 4(u) udu masz2 [hi-a]
zi-ga bala szabra# uri5-ke4-ne
iti ezem-mah
mu gu-za ba-dim2#
8(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu masz2 [hi-a]
bala za-ri2-iq
iti ezem-mah min3
mu en-mah-gal-an-na ba-hun
mu kiszib3 ur-ku3-nun-na
ki in-ta-e3-a-ka mu-gal2-la-sze3
kiszib3 in-ta-e3-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 036. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P134800) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134800..

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