Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 080
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103898.
Transliteration
1(disz) gu4 giri3 lu2-nin-gir16-da 2(disz) gu4 giri3 ur-du6-ku3-ga 2(disz) gu4 ki ur-szul-pa-e3 sipa gu4-ta sza3 uri5-ma giri3 ur-szu-ga-lam-ma 1(disz) gu4 sza3 unu-ga ur-ba-ba6 muhaldim lu2 ur-sa6-ga 2(disz) gu4 la-la-ah 1(disz) gu4 ur-szu-mah sza3 tum-ma-al 1(u) la2 1(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 080. 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 (P103898) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103898..
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