BCT 2, 162

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105403

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105403.

Transliteration

[n sze?] gur#? lugal
[ga-nun? en]-du8-an-du
ki lu2-x-x-a-ta
nam#-lugal#-i3-du10
szu# ba-ti
iti sig4-i3-szub-ba-gar#?
mu us2-sa a-ra2 2(disz)-kam kar2-har ba-hul
nam#-lugal-i3-[du10]
ARAD2 []szara2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 162. 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 (P105403) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105403..

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