Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 171
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104396.
Transliteration
3(u) la2 1(disz) masz2 sila4# a-ra2 1(disz)-kam 1(gesz2) 3(u) 7(disz) masz2 sila4 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam 8(disz) masz2 sila4 a-ra2 3(disz)-kam 5(disz) masz2-gal 2(disz) sila4 a-ra2 4(disz)-kam 3(disz) sila4 a-ra2 5(disz)-kam u4 2(u)-kam ki in-ta-e3-a-ta du11-ga i3-dab5 iti ezem-mah mu si-ma-num2 ba-hul ur-mes dumu la-na kuruszda
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 171. 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 (P104396) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104396..
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