Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 212
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104432.
Transliteration
[x ma]-na siki-gi bar udu mu-kux(DU)-ra u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam mu-kux(DU) lu2-kal-la szu ba-ti giri3 nu-ur2-suen dub-sar iti ezem-szu-suen mu bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im ba-du3 nu-ur2-suen dub-sar dumu i-di3-er3-ra
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 212. 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 (P104432) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104432..
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