Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 218
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104438.
Transliteration
1(ban2) [...] 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 kasz saga ni-a-ka lugal lu2-gir2-su i3-dab5 kiszib3 u3-ma-ni sza3 bala mu us2-sa e2 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, 218. 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 (P104438) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104438..
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