Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 077, 1926-684
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P142860.
Transliteration
2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 NE-da-num2 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 ba-a-a lu2 kas4 2(disz) sila3 kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 la-gi-ip 1(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) sila3 ninda sipa ur-ra zi-ga# u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam iti ezem-ba-ba6 1(asz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 077, 1926-684. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P142860) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P142860..
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