BCT 2, 289

~2071 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105529

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105529.

Why it matters

Transliteration

7(disz) gu4 niga
1(gesz2) 3(disz) udu niga
2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu u2
zi-ga sza3 uri5-ma
ki ad-da-ta
lu2-eb-gal
i3-dab5
iti ezem-ba-ba6
mu# us2-sa si-mu-ru-um ba-hul u3 mu ha-ar-szi ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 289. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y24 — Year after: Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105529) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105529..

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