BCT 2, 078

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105319

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105319.

Transliteration

1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
a2 bala-a mu-kux(DU)
ki engar-gesz-i3-ke4-ne-ta
gu-du-du
szu ba-ti
iti dumu-zi
mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 078. 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 (P105319) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105319..

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