Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 177
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103995.
Transliteration
[x] x 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz) [x] udu niga [x] 1(disz) udu lu2-u18-um niga [x] masz2-gal szimaszgi 2(disz) gukkal 1(disz) udu a-lum 1(disz) masz2-gal u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 177. 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 (P103995) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P103995..
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