BCT 2, 045

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105286

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105286.

Transliteration

1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
ugula ba-sa6
1(u) 1(disz) gurusz ugula ur-mes
1(u) 3(disz) gurusz ugula usz-mu
1(u) 6(disz) gurusz ugula lugal-iti-da
1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz ugula ur-ama-na
4(disz) gurusz ugula lu2-igi-sa6
1(u) 5(disz) gurusz 1(disz) tu
ugula gu2-tar
2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz
ugula ukken-ne2
gurum2 ak ma2 gid2-da ma2 bala ak ka-tab NE ma-ma PAP sa? ra? gesz?
u4 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 045. 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 (P105286) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105286..

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