Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 069
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102915.
Transliteration
2(u) 7(disz) udu 7(disz) u8 2(disz) masz2-gal giri3 ur-usz-gid2-da 1(disz) gu4 1(gesz2) la2 1(u) udu giri3 ur-lugal-banda3 1(disz) gu4 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu sza3-bi-ta 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu e2-muhaldim lu2 mar-ha-szi sza3 na-gab2-tum giri3 a-a-dingir ur-mes i3-dab5 1(disz) gu4 en-lil2-la2 i3-dab5 iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu mu ma2 en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 069. 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 (P102915) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102915..
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