BCT 2, 084

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105325

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105325.

Transliteration

2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
ur-e11-e
1/3(disz) ma-na ku3 kas4
1/3(disz) ma-na ku3 x-[x]-x
1/2(disz) ma-na ur-[...]
1(u) gin2 lugal-nig2-lagar#-[e]
5(disz) gin2 hu-wa-wa#
8(disz) gin2 a-ab-ba-[...]
8(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar [...]
1(u) gin2 [...]
5(disz) gin2 x-[...]
szunigin 6(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 ku3#-babbar
la2-ia3 sila-a gal2-la
giri3 ur-szara2 sza13-dub-ba

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 084. 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 (P105325) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105325..

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