Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 410
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103255.
Transliteration
4(asz) sze gur lugal sze szabra an-na-ka sza3-gal udu-sze3 ur-e2-an-na szu ba-ti giri3 lugal-i3-di3 iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 410. 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 (P103255) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103255..
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