BCT 2, 102

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105343

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105343.

Transliteration

1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sa ma-nu
gu-nigin2 1(u) 5(disz) sa-ta i3-gal2
gu-nigin2-bi 1(gesz2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz)
4(asz) gu2 x-da-um
ugula da-a-ga
kiszib3 ur-e2-an-na
mu us2-sa e2 puzur4#-da-gan ba-du3
ur-e2-an-na
dub-sar
dumu bar-ra-an

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 102. 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 (P105343) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105343..

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