Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 254
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104072.
Transliteration
1(u) 2(disz) sila4 mu bala ensi2 asz2-nun-sze3 5(u) 5(disz) udu 1(u) 1(disz) u8 5(u) 8(disz) masz2-gal 6(disz) ud5 szu-gid2 ki kur-bi-la-ak-ta du11-ga i3-dab5 iti ezem-mah mu ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 254. 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 (P104072) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104072..
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