Position in chronology
AUCT 2, 340
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104158.
Transliteration
[x] 1(disz) u8 nin-[x] [x] gu4 [iti] a2-ki-ti [x] gu4 [iti] ezem-an-na [x] 2(disz) gu4 [iti] ezem-me-ki-gal2 [x] gu4 [iti] sze-sag11-ku5 szunigin# 2(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) gu4 zi-ga esz3-esz3 [x] x-us2 e2 ba-du3
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 2, 340. 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 (P104158) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104158..
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