BCT 2, 022

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105263

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105263.

Transliteration

3(u) 8(disz) sze ur5-ra
iti dal
2(gesz2) 2(u) udu-nita2 ki da-a-gi4-ta
mu lu2-ga-mu-sze3
1(gesz2) udu sze ki lu2-ga-mu-ta
[...] 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
ki# da-a-gi4-ta
mu ur-isztaran-sze3
1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2
3(u) 7(disz) masz2
esz3#? didli a-ru-a
u3 ki da-a-gi4-ta
mu lu2-nin-szubur-ka-sze3
ur-nigar-ke4? ba-an-IL2
kiszib3 ur-nigar-ka ensi2? GAN2 dab5-ba x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 022. 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 (P105263) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105263..

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