BCT 2, 037

~2058 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105278

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105278.

Transliteration

1(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
nag? i7 kun?-ta#?
ka? i7-de3
u3 dub-la2-utu
ugula a-kal-la
kiszib3 gu#-[u2-gu-a]
mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
gu-u2-gu-a
dub-sar
dumu ma-an-szum2

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 037. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y37 — The Amorite wall was built based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105278) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105278..

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