BCT 2, 069

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105310

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105310.

Transliteration

2(disz) gin2 i3
ur-suen lu2-[tukul]
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda!
2(disz) gin2 i3
i3-li2-a lu2-tukul
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 [ninda]
2(disz) gin2 i3
a-tu lu2-tukul
dumu na-lum lu2-[tukul]
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2(disz) gin2 i3
[...] lu2#-[tukul]
[...] x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 069. 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 (P105310) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105310..

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