BCT 2, 282

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105522

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105522.

Transliteration

3(barig) sze-ba lugal
szesz-ki-ag2
3(barig) sza3-ad-da
iti dumu-zi
mu# ku3 gu-za en-lil2#-la2! ba-dim2
lugal-e-ba-[an-sa6]
dub-[sar]
dumu ur-isztaran#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 282. 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 (P105522) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105522..

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