BCT 1, 136

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105238

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105238.

Transliteration

2(u) sze gur lugal
a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
zi-ga-sze3 ba-zi
iti ub-bi2-gu7
4(u) 8(asz) gur
a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
guru7-a ba-an-kux(KWU636)#!
iti ezem-nin-a-zu
szunigin2# 2(gesz2) 3(u)! 2(barig) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 sze gur
mu-kux(DU) sza3-gal kunga2 [u3 sze?]-ba u2-IL2 giri17-dab5-ne
[ki lu2]-dingir-ra
mu# sza-asz-ru-um ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 136. 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 (P105238) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105238..

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