BCT 2, 112

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105353

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105353.

Transliteration

4(disz) ma-na lu2-szara2
lugal-inim-gi-na dumu-[ni?]
3(disz) lu2-suen
4(disz) lu2-dingir-ra dumu gu-du-ni!(GAG)
4(disz) lu2-nin-ur4-ra a-ru-a a-kal-la
lugal-kisal
4(disz) ur-gigir dumu ur-iszkur
sza3-gu4-me ugula ur-mes
2(disz) ma-na sa6-sa6 x dam ur-sukkal
ama dumu ga2-ra nu-tuku
szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) ma-na siki
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu en-unu6-gal en inanna ba-hun

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 112. 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 (P105353) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105353..

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