BCT 2, 207

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105448

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105448.

Transliteration

3(u) 5(asz) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
sze GAN2-gu4 mu-kux(DU)
sze szuku nin-ur4-ra
ki a-ab-ba-ni-ta
ur-li9-si4 i3-dab5
mu us2-sa en eridu ba-hun-ga2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 207. 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 (P105448) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105448..

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