Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 167
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103985.
Transliteration
1(u) 2(disz) [...] 3(gesz2) x x nam-ra-ak-me ki ARAD2-amar-suen-ta gen-na-me ki li-i3-si-in-ta kiszib3 e2-a-ra-bi2 iti ezem-mah mu [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 167. 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 (P103985) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103985..
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