Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 053
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104285.
Transliteration
2(u) 9(disz) sila4 sza3 iri-sa12-rig7 1(disz) masz2 giri3 da-da u4 9(disz)-kam 4(disz) sila4 sza3 u2-sze3?-i-isz u4 1(u)-kam 3(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam ki in-ta-e3-a-ta ur-ku3-nun-na i3-dab5 iti ezem-an-na mu e2 szara2 ba-du3 du11-ga dub-sar dumu lu2-nin-gir2-su sipa na-gab2-tum
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 053. 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 (P104285) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104285..
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