Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 217
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104437.
Transliteration
5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 1(disz) sila3 esza ki szara2-za-me-ta kiszib3 u3-ma-ni iti sze-sag-ku5 mu us2-sa puzur4-da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi u3-ma-ni dub-sar dumu nam-ha-ni
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 217. 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 (P104437) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104437..
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