BCT 2, 263

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105503

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105503.

Transliteration

1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 a-ha-ma-ti
1(ban2) szara2-ba-zi-ge
1(ban2) szara2-me-a-DU
1(ban2) a-ba-dingir-mu-gin7
1(ban2) dabin
[(x)] lugal#-szara2 nar
2(ban2) zu2-lum
dingir-su-dan
sza3 ti-im-bu-bu-ka
2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin
sza3-gal ki-mu ma2-lah5
1(ban2) zi3 szuku lu2 en-nu-ug3-ga2-ka?
iti ezem-szul-gi

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 263. 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 (P105503) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105503..

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