BCT 2, 132

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105373

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105373.

Transliteration

1(u) 8(disz) sze ku3 szuku# na-ba#?-x
apin-la2 lugal-e2-mah#-[e]
1/3(disz) gin2 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sze apin-la2# [ur]-am3-ma szuku a-du-du# u3 a2-ta szu-i
igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 5(disz) sze apin-la2 da-du-mu
szuku ur-gigir szu-i2
2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze apin-la2 lu2-dingir-ra dumu lu5-lu5
szuku lugal-mas-su2 u3 ab-ba-gi-na ka-tar
2(u) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sze apin-la2 an-da-gu-du-esz3-e-ki-ag2
1/3(disz) gin2 apin-la2 szuku lu2-su4 u3 ur-nigar dumu lu2-gi-na
1/2(disz) gin2 apin-la2
szuku sza-lim-be-li2
igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(u) 5(disz) sze apin-la2 a-szi-an szuku ARAD2-hu-la gab2-ra

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 132. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105373) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105373..

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