Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 961
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103806.
Transliteration
4(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra lu2-szara2 gudu4 siki gibil 3(disz) ma-na siki gu2 udu ur-e2-masz iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la mu us2-sa ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 961. 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 (P103806) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103806..
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