BCT 2, 249

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105489

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105489.

Transliteration

1(asz) sze-ba gur lugal
lu2-sa6-ga
ki sza13-dub-ba
2(barig) lu2-ga?
2(barig) a-du-du
dumu puzur4-szara2
e2-kikken-ta
iti e2-iti-6(disz)
mu ur-bi2-i3-lum ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 249. 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 (P105489) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105489..

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