Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 281
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103126.
Transliteration
3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) ab2-gesz gir2-su-sze3 ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ARAD2-mu maszkim u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam iti a2-ki-ti mu en-nun-ne2-amar-suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu ba-hun 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(disz) gu4
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 281. 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 (P103126) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103126..
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