Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 250
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104467.
Transliteration
6(gesz2) 1(u) 6(disz) gu-nigin gi-zi mu-kux(DU) ki utu-ik-s,ur2-ta lu2-gi-na szu ba-an-ti mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul lu2-dingir-ra dub-sar dumu [...]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 250. 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 (P104467) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104467..
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