SACT 2, 261

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129218

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129218.

Why it matters

Transliteration

2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
1(gesz2) 5(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila3-[ta]
1(u) sila4 kin-gi4-a 1/3(disz) sila3-ta
iti 1(disz)-sze3
sze-bi 2(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
giri3 igi-pesz2
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu en-unu6 inanna ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 261. 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 (P129218) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129218..

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