SACT 2, 308

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P129265

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129265.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
nu-hi-lum gaba-asz
5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda!
2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
szu-i3-li2 gaba-ta
u4 2(u)-kam
iti sig4-i3-szub-gar

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — SACT 2, 308. 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 (P129265) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P129265..

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