BCT 2, 189

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105430

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105430.

Transliteration

[...] x sze gur
sa 1(disz) [...]
1(disz) 1/2(disz) [...]
nig2-sza3-[...]
ki ARAD2-[...-ta]
kiszib3# ur-en-lil2-la2
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu gu-za ku3 en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2
ur-en#-[lil2-la2]
dumu ur-x-x
gudu4 x-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 189. 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 (P105430) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105430..

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