BCT 1, 002

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105104

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105104.

Transliteration

1(disz) sila4
ur-en-lil2-la2
1(disz) sila4
ga2-a-kam
1(disz) sila4
da-da-a
mu-kux(DU)
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu si-mu-ru-um u3 lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul
u4 3(u) la2# 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 002. 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 (P105104) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105104..

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