Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 323
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103168.
Transliteration
1(u) udu lu2-u18-um niga u4 4(disz)-kam e2-udu sza3 e2-gal-ka-sze3 ki in-ta-e3-a-ta a-mur-dingir i3-dab5 iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu en inanna unu masz2-e i3-pa3 1(u) udu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 323. 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 (P103168) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103168..
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