Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 190
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104008.
Transliteration
5(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) gu4 4(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu niga 5(u) 5(disz)# masz2-gal niga 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(disz) udu 2(gesz2) 2(u) la2 1(disz) sila4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) masz2-gal 2(u) 2(disz) masz2 bala ARAD2-mu ensi2 gir2-su-ka ba!-an-zi ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta lu2-sa6-ga i3-dab5 iti ezem-szul-gi mu en eridu ba-hun gu4 1(gesz'u) 5(u) 5(disz) udu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 190. 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 (P104008) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104008..
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