Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 238
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104056.
Transliteration
4(disz) udu da-da gala u2-ta2-mi-szar-ra-am maszkim 2(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 an-da-TAG#? mu nin-sze3 ri-is,-dingir ra2-gaba maszkim sza3 mu-kux(DU)-ra-ta u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam ki lugal-amar-ku3-ta ba-zi iti ses-da-gu7 mu en-nun-e-amar-suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu ba-hun 6(disz)
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 238. 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 (P104056) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104056..
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