TRU 380

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P135144

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135144.

Transliteration

3(u) 2(disz) a2 engar
1(u) a-lum-ma muhaldim
1(disz) lu2-da-mu#
4(disz) a2 aszgab
4(disz) nig2-sa10 duh-ha
2(disz) a2 im-u2-x-na
2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 edin-ki-ag2 ugula
1(u) du6-7(disz)-sze3
ki si?-bu-um-sze3
5(disz) e2-sze3
1(ban2) nig2-sa10 gur eme
szunigin 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur zi-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — TRU 380. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Institut Catholique, Paris, France (P135144) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P135144..

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