ZA 101, 063 6N-T0153

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P330300

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P330300.

Transliteration

[n] dabin#
[esz3] tur#-tur-bi 2(u) [8(disz)]
nidba2#
1(ban2) zi3-GAM
1(ban2) zi3-gu
dam ensi2
7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
szuku-sze3!(LAGAB)
szunigin 1(barig) 8(disz) sila3 zi3-sig15
szunigin 3(ban2) esza#
[szunigin] 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3#-ra saga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ZA 101, 063 6N-T0153. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA (P330300) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P330300..

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