Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 261
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103106.
Transliteration
2(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 x-[x] 4(ban2) zi3-gu 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 [x] 9(disz) sila3 esza 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na 2(ban2) sze? ki ur-mes-ta isz-pu-ga-ru ugula kikken2 szu ba-ti iti ezem-mah mu ki-masz ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 261. 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 (P103106) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103106..
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