Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 651
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103496.
Transliteration
4(disz) gin2 2(u) sze e-sir2 ku3-babbar gu-za umbin sal4-la zu2 am-si ub-ka kesz2-ra2 ku3-sig17 gar-ra-a ba-a-gar ki lu2-dingir-ra [ba]-zi [sza3] puzur4-isz-da-gan iti a2-ki-ti mu en unu-ga ba-hun 4(disz) gin2 2(u) sze
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 651. 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 (P103496) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103496..
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