Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 144
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102990.
Transliteration
4(disz) ma-na x ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2 4(disz) ma-na za-ba-lum ku3-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 1(ban2) SZIM munu4 KU ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) ma-na gi ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 1(ban2) SZIM gu4-ku-ru ku3-bi igi-6(disz)-gal2 ki lu2-szara2-ta lu2-gu-la szu ba-ti iti li9-si4 mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 144. 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 (P102990) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P102990..
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