Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 315
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104527.
Transliteration
[...] 7(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki gu2 udu 2(u) 8(disz) ma-na bar udu ki ab-ba-gi-na-ta ki da-da-ha-ma-ti-ka gal2-la-am3 iti pa4-u2-e mu# en inanna [x] masz2#-e i3-pa3 da-da-ha-ma-ti ARAD2 kuruszda [(x)]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 315. 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 (P104527) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104527..
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