Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 135, 1971-332
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248846.
Transliteration
4(asz) saga 3(asz) du sa2-du11 1(asz) saga esz2-du11-ga u4 1(disz)-kam 1(barig) kasz dida saga 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du zi-ga didli ki szakkan2-an-dul3-ta kiszib3 a-kal-la sza3 bala-a mu lu-lu-bu-um ba-hul a-kal-la dub-sar dumu lugal-nesag-e
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 135, 1971-332. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248846) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248846..
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