Position in chronology
Akkadica 138, 162-164 05
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P432669.
Transliteration
4(gesz2) 3(u) ug3-IL2 1(disz) u4 1(disz)-sze3 ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri!(NAM)-ga u3 u2 zex(SIG7)-a a-sza3 la2-tur a-sza3 la2-mah u3 a-sza3 GAN2-[ur-gu] ugula szesz-kal-la GAN2 da-du-mu mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3 mu-us2-sa-a-bi da-du-mu nu-banda3-gu4 dumu lugal-iri-na
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Akkadica 138, 162-164 05. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: University of Mississippi Museum, Oxford, Mississippi, USA (P432669) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P432669..
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