BCT 2, 018

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105259

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105259.

Transliteration

9(disz) udu-nita2
3(u) 8(disz) u8
1(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2 gub
9(disz) kir11 gub
4(disz) sila4 ga
1(u) 8(disz) sag ud5
9(disz) asz2-gar3
2(disz) masz2-nita2
1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
2(u) 9(disz) masz2 hi-a
iti nesag
mu us2-sa en inanna unu masz2-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 018. 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 (P105259) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105259..

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