UC CSC 1947

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P332624

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332624.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) udu niga 5/6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
1/2(disz) sila3 duh saga-ta
1/2(disz) sila3 duh du-ta
sa2-du11 szara2
4(u) 5(disz) udu niga 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-ta
sa2-du11 szul-gi u3 amar-suen
u4 3(u)-sze3
szunigin 8(asz) sze gur
szunigin 3(asz) duh saga gur
szunigin 3(asz) duh du
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — UC CSC 1947. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (P332624) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P332624..

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