BCT 2, 226

~2032 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105467

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105467.

Why it matters

Transliteration

6(gesz2) 5(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
sze-bi bala-a
mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
giri3 a-du-mu# u3 bi2-du11-ga
4(asz)# 3(barig)# 1(ban2) sze gur
giri3 lu2-dingir-ra dumu ur-nigar
ki szara2-i3-zu-ta
2(u) 4(asz)# 4(barig) 6(disz)# sila3 dabin gur
giri3 lu2-ur4-sza3-ga
ki e2-gal-e-si-ta
ugu2# lu2-kal-la ba-a-gar
x x szara2-i3-zu
mu kiszib3 lu2-x-x tum3-da
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, 226. 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 (P105467) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105467..

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