Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 356
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103201.
Transliteration
[...] [...] x [...] 1(gesz'u) ku6 sag#-[kur2] ur-gi7 ki nin-u3-kul#-e-ki-ag2 5(gesz2) ku6 sag#-[kur2] ur-gi7 ki nir-i3-da-gal2 1(asz) 1(ban2) gir-sze6 gur 2(asz) lu2#? szum2-sikil 2(asz) lu2#? szum2 gaz nar-munus nin9-kal-la-me ga-ti-le2 ugula 4(u) 3(disz) ku6 e-sir2 gesztu al [...] nin9-mu bi2-x ki# ur-mes-ta ba-[zi] [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 356. 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 (P103201) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103201..
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