Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 524
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103369.
Transliteration
1(u) gin2 1(u) 3(disz) sze sa-[szi] ku3-babbar x 1(disz) ba-ru-um nig2 hi-a ku3-sig17 1(disz)-a-kam mu i3-lal3-lum-sze3 sza3 i3-la2 a-bu-ni-ta puzur4-er3-ra szu ba-ti sza3 puzur4-isz-da-gan iti [sze-sag11]-ku5 [mu] 1(u) gin2 1(u) 3(disz) sze
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 524. 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 (P103369) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103369..
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