Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 098
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103916.
Transliteration
1/3(disz) ku3-babbar ma-sza-lum-sze3 mu i7-lu2-ru-gu2-sze3 puzur4-i3-li2 ki puzur4-er3-ra-ta ba-zi sza3 puzur4-isz-da-gan iti szah2-ku3-gu7 min-kam mu si-mu-ru-um lu-lu-bu a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul 1/3(disz) nig2 ki-la2
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 098. 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 (P103916) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103916..
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