Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 287
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104105.
Transliteration
2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar masz a-sza3-ga lugal-sa6-ga 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ku3 gesz-ur3 sa10 1/2(disz) gin2 lu2-kal-la igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar ur-suen dumu lugal-dalla mu nanna kar-zi-da
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 287. 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 (P104105) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104105..
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