Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 324
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104142.
Transliteration
3(u) 4(disz) udu 1(u) 6(disz) masz2 ba-usz2 giri3# ur-suen [x] ur-suen [ki ur]-ku3-nun-na-ta# ba-zi# iti sze-[sag11-ku5] mu [hu-uh2]-nu-ri [ba-hul]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 324. 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 (P104142) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104142..
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