Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 751
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103596.
Transliteration
3(disz) udu ki na-lu5-ta 1(disz) sila4 u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam ki in-ta-e3-a-ta sza3-bi-ta 1(disz) sila4 kiszib3 ur-lugal giri3 lu2-ba-ba6 iti a2-ki-ti mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 751. 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 (P103596) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103596..
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