BCT 1, 137

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105239

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105239.

Transliteration

szunigin 2(asz) 3(barig) zi3# gur
ki a2-bi2#-ma-x
u3 ka5-[a]-ta
iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu
mu na-ru2-[a]-mah ba-du3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 137. 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 (P105239) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105239..

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