TRU 109

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P134873

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134873.

Transliteration

2(disz) sila4 ensi2 szuruppak
1(disz) sila4 za-la-a
2(disz) sila4 ensi2 nibru
4(disz) amar az e2-a-i3-li2
2(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3
ur-suen dumu szesz-da-da sanga
1(disz) sila4 s,e-la-szu
2(disz) amar masz-da3 a2-bi2-la-sza
2(disz) sila4 szesz-da-da sanga
mu-kux(DU)
na-sa6 i3-dab5
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu us2-sa ki-masz ba-hul
u4 8(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 109. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P134873) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P134873..

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