Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 658
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103503.
Transliteration
1(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) zi3 sig15 gur lugal 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 du gur sa2-du11-sze3 ki szu-gur-um-ta da-da-mu szu ba-ti iti ezem-me-ki-gal2 mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 658. 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 (P103503) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103503..
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