Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 395
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103240.
Transliteration
3(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2-gal szimaszgi i3-lal3-lum tah-sza-tal maszkim 1(disz) udu lugal-ma2-gur8-re tu-ra-am-da-gan maszkim sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta ba-zi giri3 nu-ur2-suen dub-sar iti masz-da3-gu7 mu us2-sa en eridu ba-hun 6(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 395. 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 (P103240) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103240..
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