Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 133, 1971-322
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248836.
Transliteration
4(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [...] 1(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gesztin had2 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ge6-par3 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 haszhur 6(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) nu-ur2-ma# 3(u) pesz3 sze-er-gu# 1(u) murgu2-pesz 1(u) 4(disz) gu2 pa geszimmar dub#-bi# 1(u) 3(disz)-am3 [x]-ku3-ga#-ni# [...] x x x [...] x-x-ta [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 133, 1971-322. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248836) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248836..
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