BCT 2, 003

~2072 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105244

Translation · reference

Experimental

Source: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105244.

Why it matters

Transliteration

la2-ia3 5(disz) udu kur
1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) u8
1(u) 2(disz) x ud5
1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) masz2
szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
la2-ia3-am3
egir6 nig2-ka9-ta zi-zi-ga-bi i3-zi
utu-ge6-ke4 i3-dab5
mu nig2-ka9#-ak# al#-la-ta
iti dal
mu si-mu-ru-um ba-hul-sze3
nig2-ka9#-bi ba-a

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 2, 003. 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 (P105244) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105244..

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