Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 305
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104123.
Transliteration
6(disz) udu i-bi2-isztaran [n] 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu lugal-ku3-zu [...]-x-esz18-dar 1(u) udu lugal-ma2-gur8-[re] ensi2# [x]-x [x] x u4 1(disz)-kam [x x]-a-mu i3-dab5 [...] 1(disz) sila4 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam giri3 nu-ur2-suen 1(disz) masz2 u4 3(u)-kam giri3 lu2-nin-gir2#?-su?
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 305. 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 (P104123) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104123..
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