Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 309
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104127.
Transliteration
[...] 1(disz) tug2 [guz]-za 4(disz)#-[kam us2] 1(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar puzur4-ma-ma 1(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar szu-ga-ga 1(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2 bu?-a-ti [szunigin n] 8(disz) tug2 hi-a zi-ga didli [x] 2(u) ma-na siki 4(disz)-kam us2 [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 309. 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 (P104127) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104127..
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