Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 248
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104066.
Transliteration
1(u) 5(disz) ab2-mah2 8(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz) 2(disz) ab2 amar ga 2(disz) gu4 ab2 6(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz) 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz) 8(disz) gu4 amar ga nig2-ba ba-mu dingir-mu-ma-szum2 unu3 giri3 ur-sa6-ga dub-sar e2-kuruszda mu-kux(DU) na-sa6 i3-dab5 iti ezem-nin-a-zu mu us2-sa ki-masz ba-hul
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 248. 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 (P104066) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104066..
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