BCT 2, 076

~2032 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105317

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105317.

Why it matters

Transliteration

[x] gin2 la2 1(u) sze ku3-babbar
ur#-suen nu-kiri6
[...] 1(disz) gin2 la2 2(disz) sze ku3-babbar
lu2-eb-gal nu-kiri6
ki e2-gal-e-si-ta
gu-du-du szu ba-ti
giri3 ur-nun-gal
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu szu#-suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 076. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šu-Suen y6 — Land of Zabšali destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105317) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105317..

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