Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 962
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103807.
Transliteration
2(ban2) sze E2-A a-x-a 2(ban2) lu2-eb-gal# 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze du8 a2-nin-ga2-ta 2(ban2) sze sza3-gal udu niga dingir-an-dul3 iti min3-esz3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 962. 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 (P103807) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103807..
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