Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 327
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104145.
Transliteration
3(disz) giri3-giri3 x esir2? su-ba 1(disz) gur x-ma esir2? su-ba ki szesz-kal-la-ta szara2-bi2-du11 szu ba-ti sza3 bala iti e2-iti-6(disz) mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam ur-li9-si4 ensi2 umma szara2-bi2-du11 ARAD2-zu
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 327. 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 (P104145) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104145..
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