SACT 2, 283

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129240

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129240.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2(u) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
1(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za du
4(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar
1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar
3(u) 2(disz) gada du
ki a-a-kal-la ensi2 umma-ta
mu-kux(DU)
giri3 i3-kal-la dub-sar
iti ezem-[...]
mu ma2-dara3-abzu en-ki ba-ab-du8

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 283. 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 (P129240) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129240..

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