BCT 2, 029

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105270

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105270.

Transliteration

2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
sza3-gal erin2 hun-ga2 i7 lugal-sze3? gen-na
e2-duru5 inim-inanna-ta
ki ba-zi-ta
ba-al-i3-li2
szu ba-ti
nu-banda3 ur-dun
iti sze-sag11-ku5
mu ki-masz ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 029. 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 (P105270) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105270..

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