Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 335
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103180.
Transliteration
1(u) 3(disz) udu 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) masz2-gal 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) ud5 szimaszgi szu-gid2 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta du11-ga i3-dab5 iti ezem-mah mu en eridu ba-hun 7(gesz2) 3(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 335. 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 (P103180) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103180..
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