BCT 1, 121

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105223

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105223.

Transliteration

5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
ARAD2#-eb-dingir
[x] x x
ensi2# umma umma-ta
x-x szu ba-ti
x [x] 1(u) 4(disz)
iti# u5-bi2-gu7
[mu] puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
KA#?-[...]
[...]-du
[...] x x [...]

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 121. 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 (P105223) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105223..

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