BCT 2, 217

~2057 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105458

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105458.

Why it matters

Transliteration

4(barig) 3(ban2) sze lugal
ur-sukkal nar
3(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu bahar2
1(asz@c) x lu2#-dingir-ra ur2-durunx(|KU.KU|)
sze ur5-ra mu-kux(DU)
giri3 utu-saga
e2-kikken nu-si-ga
iti szu-numun
mu sza-asz-szu2-ru ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 217. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y38 — Šaššuru destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105458) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105458..

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