BCT 2, 272

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105512

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105512.

Transliteration

1(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze gur x-x ur
1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sze nig2-ar3-ra
1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
5(disz) sila3 sze ur-gigir unu3
2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 dabin
5(ban2)? munu4?
iti e2-iti-6(disz)

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 272. 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 (P105512) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105512..

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