Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 029
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103848.
Transliteration
[x] 8(disz) udu 1(u) 3(disz) sila4 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) masz2 kiszib3 ug3-IL2 nibru-sze3 nigar#-ki-du10 [x] 2(u) 1(disz) udu [x] 2(u) 1(disz) masz2 [zi]-ga ur-ku3-nun-na [iti] ezem#-szul-gi [mu ki]-masz ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 029. 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 (P103848) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103848..
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