BCT 2, c

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105543

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105543.

Why it matters

Transliteration

5(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 NI#? x [x]
9(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2# [...]
4(u) 5(disz) ma-na x [x]
si-i3-tum x [x]
mu en nanna#
[x] x x [...]
4(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2# [...]
2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 [...]
kiszib3# ur-[...]
mu si-mu-ru#-um# ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, c. 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 (P105543) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105543..

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