Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 310
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103155.
Transliteration
3(disz) ab2 7(disz) gu4 2(disz) dusu2 en-lil2-la2 i3-dab5 3(disz) dusu2 na-sa6 i3-dab5 zi-ga ki nansze-kam iti ezem-mah mu ur-bi2-lum ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 310. 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 (P103155) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103155..
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