Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 114
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102960.
Transliteration
5(disz) udu a-lum 1(disz) udu a-lum gesz-du3 6(disz) gukkal u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam ki lugal-amar-ku3-ta u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am i3-dab5 iti masz-da3-gu7 mu en nun-e-amar-suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu ba-hun 1(u) 2(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 114. 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 (P102960) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102960..
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