Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 871
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103716.
Transliteration
3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 x ki lugal-ma2-gur8-re-ta ugu2 ur-isztaran ba-a-gar iti dumu-zi x inim ensi2-ka ki ki-lu5-la-ta mu a-ra2 3(disz)-kam
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 871. 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 (P103716) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103716..
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