BCT 2, 072

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105313

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105313.

Transliteration

8(disz) gin2 2(u) 7(disz) sze ku3-babbar
ku3 sze-NIG2 nig2 gal2-la-ka
mu 2(disz)-kam
5/6(disz) gin2 3(disz) sze sze mu-kux(DU)
la2-ia3 su-ga ur-szara2 gudu4 anzu2 babbar2
1(disz) gin2 ku3 siki szu-nir-ra
szara2 a-pi4-sal4
en-u2-a
ki ur-szara2-ta
da-da-ga szu ba-ti
mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 072. 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 (P105313) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105313..

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