BCT 2, 128

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105369

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105369.

Transliteration

n 3(u) ku6 kun#-zi saga#
1(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) ku6 al-dar-a
3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) ku6 sza3-bar
3(gesz'u) [n?] 1(gesz2) ku6 gir2-us2
ur#-nigar szu ba-ti
[n] ku6 al-dar-a lugal-a2#-zi#-da#
szunigin 1(gesz2)#? la2 1(disz)? ku6 kun-zi saga
szunigin 1(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) ku6 al-dar#-a#
szunigin# 4(gesz2)#? 3(gesz2) ku6 sza3-bar
szunigin 4(gesz2)# 7(gesz2) 5(u) ku6 gir2#-us2#
szunigin 5(gesz2) ku6 gi [...]
x-bi-x

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 128. 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 (P105369) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105369..

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