BCT 2, 218

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105459

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105459.

Transliteration

3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
sze zi3-da
kiszib3 i7-pa-e3 dumu a-ab-ba
2(barig) sze-ba ur-nigar nagar
1(u) 5(asz) gur bar-ta gal2-la
1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba lugal-a-ni-sa6
szunigin 5(u) 4(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
sze sumun sza3 sze gesz e3-a giri3 bu3-bu3-ka
guru7 gu2-edin-na-ta
giri3 a-da-ga
iti dumu-zi
mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bum2 a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 218. 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 (P105459) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105459..

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