Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 091
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103909.
Transliteration
1(disz) sila4 niga en-lil2 mu-kux(DU) nam-zi-tar-ra 1(disz) sila4 niga nin-lil2 mu-kux(DU) lu2-bala-sa6-ga 1(disz) sila4 nanna mu-kux(DU) lugal-pa-e3 1(disz) sila4 nanna mu-kux(DU) ur-hendur-sag zabar-dab5 maszkim u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam zi-ga iti ezem-nin-a-zu mu en nanna masz-e i3-pa3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 091. 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 (P103909) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103909..
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