BM 014751

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P316112

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P316112.

Transliteration

4(asz) 1(barig) ku6 nig2-ki gur
6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) ku6-sze6 gur
2(gesz'u) 5(u) 2(disz) ba saga
1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ba du
a2 gesz-gar-ra
ki lu2-nin-szubur-ta
ugula ARAD2-mu
mu-kux(DU)
ur-mes
szu ba-ti
iti sze-sag11-ku5 <u4> 2(u) 4(disz)-<kam>
mu si-mu-ru-um <<lu-lu-bu>> lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam#-asz# ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BM 014751. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: British Museum, London, UK (P316112) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P316112..

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