Position in chronology
AUCT 1, 969
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103814.
Transliteration
1(disz) ma-sza-lum ku3-babbar gu-la umma 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze sa-szi ku3-babbar ki i3-lum-ma-ba-a-e3 nin-e2-gal-e-si balag-a-ni a-ru-a lugal ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta ba-zi sza3 nibru iti a2-ki-ti mu [...] 1(disz) 5/6(disz) gin2 2(disz) sze
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 1, 969. 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 (P103814) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103814..
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