SACT 2, 257

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129214

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129214.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) udu
nig2-ki-zah3
1(disz) udu
me-nisaba
1(disz) masz2 mar-tu
1(disz) sila4 gesztin-an-na
e2 kux(KWU636)-ra
1(disz) udu
e2 inanna
1(disz) sila4
an-nu-ni-tum
1(disz) sila4
ki-li2-li2
zi-ga nin-ga2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 257. 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 (P129214) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129214..

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