BCT 2, 137

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105378

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105378.

Transliteration

1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur lugal
3(u) la2 2(disz) pesz3 sze-er-gu
1(asz) haszhur
1(barig) 1(ban2) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gesztin-had2
1(ban2) gar3-szum
2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 HA-szu-a-num2
1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum
3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ka3-ma-am3-tum
3(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kur
3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 za3-hi-li
4(gesz2) sa sullim
2(barig) 4(ban2) gazi
ki lu2#-nin-szubur szandana-ta
sza3 kiszib3-ba lu2-du10-ga

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 137. 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 (P105378) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105378..

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