BCT 1, 116

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105218

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105218.

Transliteration

1(u) 2(disz) udu
9(disz) masz2
ba-usz2
[...] x x [...]
iti ezem-an-na
mu ha-ar-szi [ki]-masz ba-hul
szul-gi
nita kal-ga
lugal [uri5-ma]
lugal# an# ub#-da limmu2-ba#
x-x-x
dub-sar#
dumu# x-x-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 116. 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 (P105218) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105218..

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