NMSA 3882

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P342039

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P342039.

Transliteration

n gur# iti diri
mu# si-ma-num2
[n] 2(asz) gur iti 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
x inim-szara2
ki gu-du-du-ta
kiszib3 ku3-ga-ni
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
ku3-ga-ni
dub-sar
dumu ur-szul-pa-[e3]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — NMSA 3882. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: National Museum of Syria, Aleppo, Syria (P342039) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P342039..

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