LDAS 08, 003

~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P235328

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235328.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(gesz2) 3(u) sar al ak 4(disz) sar-ta
a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz
5(gesz2) 5(u) sar al ak 5(disz) sar-ta
a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz
1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
ka-us2-sa2 gar-ra
a-sza3 [me]-en-kar2
a-sza3 en#-kar2
ugula lu2-du10-ga
kiszib3 szesz#-kal-la
mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3#
szesz-kal-la
dub-sar
dumu na-silim

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — LDAS 08, 003. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Year after: The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Archaeological Research Collection, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA (P235328) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P235328..

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