Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 299
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104512.
Transliteration
2(disz) gurusz u4!(ITI) 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 ma2-da-ga-asz gen-na kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na mu ku3 gu-za en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 ab-ba-gi-na dub-sar dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 299. 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 (P104512) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104512..
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