ZA 101, 065 6N-T0406

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P330325

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P330325.

Transliteration

4(disz) gi7-lam zu2-lum 2(disz) sila3-ta
6(disz) nig2-pa zu2-lum 1(disz) sila3-ta
dingir e2 suen-na-sze3 du
1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
ki lu2-nanna-ta
ba-zi
iti kin-inanna
u4 7(disz) ba-zal
mu bad3-gal nibru ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — ZA 101, 065 6N-T0406. 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 (P330325) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P330325..

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