BCT 2, 294

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105534

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105534.

Transliteration

[...] masz2 nin-e2-nirx(|MIR.ZA|)#
[... en-ki] am3-ri2-ma-ka
[... ]nin#-hur-<sag> ka!-ma-ri2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 294. 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 (P105534) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105534..

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