Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 337
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104155.
Transliteration
2(disz) ab2 kiszib3 1(disz)-kam 2(disz) gu4 niga kiszib3 2(disz)-kam kiszib3 na-ra-am-e2-[a] 1(disz) gu4 niga kiszib3#? a-ki-x sza3 pisan-a-ta# 1(disz) gu4 niga ga2#-ar saga#? 1(disz) gu4 niga kiszib3 inim-ma-ni-zi giri3 lu2-sa6-ga ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta nansze-kam i3-dab5 iti ses-da-gu7
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 337. 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 (P104155) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104155..
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