BCT 2, 262

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105502

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105502.

Transliteration

3(asz) sze gur lugal
2(barig) dabin
1(u) 1(disz) ur5 szu se3-ga
kiszib3 ur-zu
2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
kiszib3 du10-ga-mu
8(asz) 3(ban2) imgaga3 gur
kiszib3 ur-szara2
dumu sza3-igi-sa6-sa6
1(barig) dabin
kiszib3 ab-ba
4(barig) 5(ban2) dabin
kiszib3 a-du-mu
kiszib3 bar-ta gal2-la

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 262. 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 (P105502) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105502..

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