BCT 2, 028

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105269

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105269.

Why it matters

Transliteration

1(u) 5(disz) gurusz a2 u4 1(disz)-bi |ZI&ZI|-a gu-nigin2 3(disz)#?-ta-am3
szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) [5(disz)] gu-nigin2-am3
[a2 u4] 1(u) 7(disz)#-bi-im#
sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
sza3-bi#-ta
1(gesz'u)# 2(gesz2)# 4(u) 5(disz) gu-nigin2-am3
ur-e11-e i3-dab5
dab5?-bi? ma2-da-ga-ke4? e11
iti pa5-u2-e
mu si-mu-[ru]-um ba-hul#
x e2? KA

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 028. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105269) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105269..

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