BCT 2, 034

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105275

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105275.

Transliteration

5(disz) gurusz
u4 4(disz)-sze3
ki-su7 a-kun-kum2-ka
ziz2 bala-a
ma2 si-ga ma2 gid2-da
ugula da-du-mu
giri3 e2-gal-e-si
kiszib3 lu2-szul-gi
iti dal
mu hu-hu-nu-ri ba-hul
lu2-e2-mah
dub-sar
dumu ur-li9-si4-na
ensi2 umma-ka

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 034. 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 (P105275) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105275..

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