Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 104
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103922.
Transliteration
9(asz) sze gur lu2 didli-me ki ad-da-mu 4(asz) gur ba-a-x 2(barig) 3(ban2) e2 inanna 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur lu2 didli 1(barig) 4(ban2) x-x iti min#-[esz3] sze ur5-ra [...] iti x-[...] mu [us2-sa? ...] x [... puzur4-isz-da]-gan ba-du3-a
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 104. 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 (P103922) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103922..
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