Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 051
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102897.
Transliteration
1(gesz2) 3(disz) [x] 2(gesz2) [...] 1(gesz2) 1(u) masz2-gal bala ensi2 gir2-su 1(u) udu 2(disz) masz2-gal szu-gid2 ki na-lu5-ta sza3-bi-ta 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) udu kiszib3 ka5-a-mu 1(u) 2(disz) udu kiszib3 a-al-la-mu iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 051. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).
Attribution
Image: Siegfried H. Horn Museum, Institute of Archaeology, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, USA (P102897) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102897..
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