Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 727
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103572.
Transliteration
1(disz) ba-ri2-ga zu2-lum nin-ru-a-ba 1(disz) ba-ri2-ga zu2-lum gu4-KU igi-6(disz)-gal2 dam gu-za-na igi-6(disz)-gal2 sza3-da-nu-szarx(NE) igi-4(disz)-gal2 ama-ni-ba-an-sa6
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 727. 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 (P103572) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103572..
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