Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 130
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102976.
Transliteration
1(disz) sila4 en-lil2 1(disz) sila4 nin-lil2 en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2 maszkim sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta u4 6(disz)-kam ki lugal-amar-ku3-ta ba-zi iti ki-siki-nin-a-zu mu en nun-e eridu ba-hun 2(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 130. 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 (P102976) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102976..
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