BCT 2, 280

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105520

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105520.

Transliteration

3(ban2) x-ki#?
1(u) 1(barig) 4(ban2) dabin?
ki gu-du-du-ta
kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5
iti diri
mu si-mu-[ru-um] ba-hul#

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 280. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format). [year-name] Dated to Šulgi y23 — Simurrum destroyed based on canonical year-name formula in the transliteration.

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105520) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105520..

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