Position in chronology
AAICAB 1/3, pl. 198, Bod A 85
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131057.
Transliteration
2(u) 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 niga 2(disz) udu a-lum 1(disz) sila4 a-lum u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta szu-ma-ma i3-dab5 iti ezem-mah mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul 2(u) 2(disz) gu4 3(disz) udu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AAICAB 1/3, pl. 198, Bod A 85. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (P131057) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P131057..
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