Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 422
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103267.
Transliteration
1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur sze ur5-ra masz2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 se-ge4-dam ki ur-gesztin-an-ka-[ta] mu nam-1(u)-sze3 szesz-a-ni szu ba-ti iti e2-iti-6(disz) mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 422. 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 (P103267) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103267..
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