BCT 2, 222

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105463

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105463.

Transliteration

8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
ki lu2-sa6-i3-zu-ta
3(asz) gur a-kal-la du6-ki
1(barig) 3(ban2) sze ur5-ra me-iszkur
ki lu2-gi-na-ta
la2-ia3-ta su-ga
szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
ki-su7 gaba i7-sal4-la
giri3 lu2-nin-szubur
iti nesag
mu bi2-tum-ra-bi2-um ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 222. 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 (P105463) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105463..

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