Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 274
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104092.
Transliteration
5(asz) sze# [gur lugal?] kiszib3 ur-x [x] x 1(asz) 1(barig) gur giri3 lu2-sa6-ga 3(asz) gur erin2-e szu ti-a 5(asz) 2(barig) gur apin-la2-da ba-a lu2-tur-tur 1(u) [x] 3(barig) [...] x [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 274. 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 (P104092) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104092..
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