Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 461
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103306.
Transliteration
3(barig) sze lugal dingir-su-dan 3(barig) ur-si-gar-an-na-ka 2(barig) 3(ban2) ba-ti-ir iti ezem-li9-si4 mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-da-gan ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 461. 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 (P103306) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103306..
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