SACT 2, 263

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129220

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129220.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) szah2-gesz-gi
sza3-gal-bi 1(disz) sila3-ta?
iti szu-numun-ta u4 1(u) 5(disz) ba-zal-la
iti dumu-zi-sze3
ki ur-szul-pa-e3-ta
kiszib3 ensi2-ka
mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul
amar-suen
nita kal-ga
lugal uri5-ma
lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
ur-li9-si4
ensi2
umma
ARAD2-zu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 263. 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 (P129220) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129220..

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