Position in chronology
AuOr 06, 105 U 4395
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212568.
Transliteration
1(asz@c)# lugal#-gaba ugula ur-nigar 1(asz@c) bar-ra-dingir ugula erin-da# 1(asz@c) lugal#-igi 1(asz@c) lugal-szuba
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)) — AuOr 06, 105 U 4395. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
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Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P212568..
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