BCT 1, 037

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105139

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105139.

Transliteration

1(disz) gu4 niga
2(u) la2 1(disz) gu4
2(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 gun3-a
1(u) 6(disz) ab2
1(u) 8(disz) ab2 gun3-a
4(gesz2) udu
5(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) u8
3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2-gal
3(u) ud5
1(disz) ud5 su4
mu-kux(DU) lugal
ki na-sa6-ta
a-hu-ni i3-dab5
iti a2-ki-ti
mu ha-ar-szi u3 ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 037. 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 (P105139) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105139..

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