BCT 2, 167

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105408

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105408.

Transliteration

1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
sze-ba za3-mu
e2-kikken-ta
pa3-da nu-kiri6 szu ba-ti
iti min-esz3
mu us2-sa ur-bi2-i3-lum ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 167. 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 (P105408) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105408..

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