Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 252
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103097.
Transliteration
2(gesz2) 5(u) 9(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2-gal u2 e2-[x]-x ki ba-sze-ri-isz-ta giri3 szul-gi-dan-ga da lu2 kin-gi4-a lugal u4 8(disz)-kam mu-kux(DU) in-ta-e3-a i3-dab5 iti ezem-nin-a-zu mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu en-ki-ka ba-ab-du8 3(gesz2) udu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 252. 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 (P103097) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103097..
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