BCT 1, 004

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105106

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105106.

Transliteration

8(disz) ab2 1(u) 5(disz) gu4
erin2 ha-bu-ra
4(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4#
hi-li#-isz lu2 tal-musz
1(disz) gu4 1(disz) udu
dam ri-ma-nu-um mar-tu
1(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4
erin2 ni-nu2-a
1(disz) gu4 erin2 u2-ra#?-e
mu-kux(DU)
u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
iti u5-bi2-gu7
mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
3(u) 3(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a 1(disz) udu

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 004. 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 (P105106) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105106..

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