BCT 2, 001

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105242

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105242.

Transliteration

2(u) 3(disz) kusz gu4 niga
3(disz) kusz gu4 u2
4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) kusz udu# niga#
1(gesz2) 2(u) kusz# udu# u2#
6(disz) kusz masz2 niga
3(gesz2) 3(u) la2 2(disz) masz2 u2
ki lu2-i3-zu-ta
szesz-kal-la szu ba-[ti]
x x x x dumu x lugal
u4-sakar# u4 1(u) 5(disz)
iti e2-iti-6(disz)#
mu kar2-har a-ra2# 2(disz)-kam ba-hul-sze3?

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 001. 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 (P105242) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105242..

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