SACT 2, 252

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129209

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129209.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) gu4 niga
3(u) 2(disz) gu4 u2
1(u) 8(disz) ab2 2(disz) niga
4(disz) ab2 2(disz) u2
4(disz) amar ga
szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) gu4 hi-a
zi-ga u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
iti sze-kar-ra-gal2
mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu-um a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 252. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA (P129209) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129209..

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