BCT 2, 211

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105452

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105452.

Transliteration

1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) gur
sza3-bi-ta
2(barig) 3(ban2) sa2-du11 kas4
kiszib3 gur4-sa3-an
2(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a2 x hun#-ga2#
1(asz) 1(ban2) sze-ba gur
kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
1(u) sze-ba gur
giri3 hu-wa-wa
szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
sze ka-ma-ri2
giri3 lu2-ku-mah
mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 211. 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 (P105452) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105452..

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