Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/1, pl. 078, 1924-1706
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P142856.
Transliteration
1(disz) sila4 nig2-ki-zah3 na-na-a sza3 e2-gal-sze3 i-pi5-iq-er3-ra maszkim sza3 uri5-ma 1(disz) masz2 ka2? x x giri3 nin-ga2 1(disz) sila3 nig2-ki-zah3 ka2 kuruszda-sze3 i-pi5-iq-er3-ra maszkim sza3 unu-ga zi-ga ensi2 iti ezem-an-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/1, pl. 078, 1924-1706. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P142856) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P142856..
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