Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 176
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103994.
Transliteration
3(u) [udu] iti szu-esz5-[sza] 3(u) udu iti ezem-mah 1(u) udu iti ezem-an-na u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam sa2-du11 nin#-[x] u3 asznan-sze3 ki na-lu5-ta e2-a-i3-li2 [i3]-dab5 sza3 uri5[] mu en [nanna? ...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 176. 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 (P103994) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103994..
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