BCT 1, 120

~2041 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105222

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105222.

Why it matters

Transliteration

pisan-dub-ba
e2-tum
sag-nig2-gur11-ra
u3 zi-ga
ta2-hi-isz-a-tal
iti ezem-nin-a-zu u4 1(u) 8(disz) zal-la-ta
iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
iti 7(disz) u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
mu sza-asz-ru ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 120. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Amar-Suen y6 — Šašru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105222) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105222..

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