Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 293
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103138.
Transliteration
[x sila3 i3]-gesz du10-ga ku3#-bi 1/2(disz) gin2 2(u) la2 2(disz) sze ri-ba-ga-da 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga ku3-bi igi-3(disz)-gal2 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 x ku3-bi igi-4(disz)-gal2 gi-ka-su-ne ki lu2-szara2-ta lu2 x [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 293. 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 (P103138) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103138..
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