Position in chronology
AUCT 3, 372
Translation — curated editorial
EditorialEditorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104583.
Transliteration
1(disz) kusz udu niga 1(disz) kusz masz2 gaba kusz udu szum-ma nin-szubur ki szabra-ta dingir-an-dul3 i3-dab5 iti nesag mu ma2 en-ki ba-ab-du8 dingir-an-dul3 ARAD2 lu2-du10-[ga]
Scholarly note
Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — AUCT 3, 372. 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 (P104583) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P104583..
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