BCT 2, 246

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105486

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105486.

Transliteration

1(u) 2(disz) tu-gur4
me-esz18-dar
iti-ta u4 8(disz) ba-ra-zal
2(disz) uz-tur
wa-at-ra-at ugula!
ir7
bar-bar-li2-a
iti-ta u4 1(u) ba-[ra]-zal
mu-kux(DU)
[]szul-gi-[si2]-im-[ti]
a2-[bi2]-li2#-[a]
i3-[dab5]
iti a2-ki-ti#
mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 246. 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 (P105486) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105486..

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