BCT 2, 017

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105258

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105258.

Transliteration

2(disz) eme6
1(disz) eme6 szu-gi4
4(disz) dur3-gesz
1(disz) dur3 2(disz)
6(disz) dur3 1(disz)
1(disz) eme6# amar [ga]
2(disz) dur3 amar ga
a-ru-a-ta
lu2-na-ru2-a dumu sza3#-la2-su3 i3-dab5
iti sze-il2-la-ta
iti sze-il2-la-sze3
iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3!-ba i3-gal2
mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 017. 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 (P105258) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105258..

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