Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 305
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104517.
Transliteration
3(u) 2(disz) imgaga3 ki me-szul-gi-ra-ta a-bu-um-dingir-ma i3-dab5 iti sze-sag11-ku5 mu en inanna masz2-e in-pa3 a-bu-um-dingir-[ma] dub-[sar]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 305. 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 (P104517) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104517..
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