Position in chronology
AnOr 07, 379
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101674.
Transliteration
6(disz) gurusz u4 [x-sze3] ka-ma-ri2-[ta] gig zi-ga umma-sze3 e2-kikken si-ga ugula da-a-gi4 kiszib3 ARAD2 mu ha-ar-[szi] ki-masz ba-[hul] ARAD2-[mu] dub-sar dumu ur-nigar szusz3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AnOr 07, 379. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain (P101674) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P101674..
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