BCT 1, 038

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105140

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105140.

Transliteration

5(disz) masz2 [...] szimaszgi
1(disz) [...]
s,e-lu-usz-da-gan
2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) asz2-gar3
ur-suen
1(disz) sila4 nu-ur2-esz18-dar sukkal
1(disz) sila4 i-ti-ib-si-na-at
1(disz) sila4
zabar-dab5
mu-kux(DU)
na-sa6# i3-dab5
iti szu-esz5-sza
mu ha-ar-szi ki-masz hu-ur5-ti u3 ma-da-bi u4 asz-a ba-hul
u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 038. 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 (P105140) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105140..

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