Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 170
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103988.
Transliteration
1(disz) udu niga nin-ti2-ug5-ga nig2-dab5 a-tu5-a lugal 5(disz) udu niga suen-a-bu-szu 1(u) 2(disz) udu masz2 niga hi-a gir2-su-sze3 3(disz) udu niga a-bi2-si2-im-ti mu-kux(DU) u4-nu2-a-ka-ni zi-ga-am3 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2 ba-usz2 e2 siskur2-ra-ta giri3 nu-ur2-esz18-dar e2-ta# e3-a sila-ta kux(KWU636)-ra u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam iti ses-da-gu7 mu e2 szara2 ba-du3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 170. 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 (P103988) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103988..
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