Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/2, pl. 168, 1975-301
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248935.
Transliteration
3(barig) sze lugal e2-kikken-ta a2 nin-ga2-ta a-ru-a e11-e sze-ba za3-mu 1(barig) e2-kad5-e sze-ba iti-da a-ru-a nin-ur4-ra iti dumu-zi mu dumu lugal
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/2, pl. 168, 1975-301. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P248935) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P248935..
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